You See, I See: In the City

by Michelle Sinclair Colman, Paul Schmid (Illustrator)

Overview

See the city through the eyes of a child and parent in this heartwarming exploration of a day spent together.

You see a bustling city, I see adventure ahead!

What will you see in the city? It depends on who you ask! As a parent and child visit the newspaper stand, the store, the park, and more, each points out what they can see . . . and their perspectives might surprise you! With spare, rhyming text and a bold limited palette, this simple board book captures the fun and tenderness of exploring new places together, and the joy of seeing the world through a child's eyes.

Don't miss the first book in this series, You See, I See: On the Farm!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781524714505
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	09/18/2018
Series:	You See, I See
Sold by:	Random House
Format:	eBook
Pages:	24
File size:	9 MB
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

Michelle Sinclair Colman is the author of the Urban Babies Wear Black series, which she was inspired to create after the birth of her first child. Now, after a move from Chicago to New York, Michelle draws her inspiration from her two children. Michelle lives Connecticut. Follow her on Twitter at @MichelleSColman.

Paul Schmid is an award-winning author and illustrator of picture books for children, including A Pet for Petunia, Oliver and His Alligator, and Hugs from Pearl. In 2010, he was awarded a month-long fellowship with Maurice Sendak. Paul lives in Seattle. You can visit him online at www.paulschmidstudio.com.

Editorial Reviews

Winter 2018

Toddler–An intrepid dad and his toddler spend a day in the city with nary a diaper bag or stroller in sight. They have a grand time taking in the sights, but their adventures and impressions are very different given their eye levels and sensibilities. Where he sees "shortcuts through the square," she sees hungry pigeons to chase there. Where he spies a favorite café, she sees a perfect place to play. Whether riding the subway or negotiating the bustling streets, this pair is taking it all in and having fun. Schmid's loose line and minimal background detail are perfect for capturing the characters' expressions and affection.

School Library Journal

2018-12-05

A child does all the talking in this deceptively simple board book about the city adventure of a child with puffy pigtails and their lanky dad who sports a hipster's porkpie hat.

Uncomplicated rhyming sentences are set in a blue type for what dad sees and orange for what the child notices, making their different perspectives clear. Carefully composed sketches similar in style to Jules Feiffer's cartoons evoke the city's hustle and bustle against white backgrounds. Seemingly casual pencil strokes deftly show dad's and child's changing emotions. For example, on the second spread, Dad looks up at "big skyscrapers," while the child is more curious about a pile of newspapers. Dad seems always to have a destination—a bakery for apple strudel, a shortcut through the square—while the child is distracted by poodles and pigeons. Rural and suburban children may be confused by familiar vocabulary used in new ways, as in the sentence, "You see so much from the car" paired with a picture of the child craning to see out a subway train's window. But everyone will understand the frustration expressed in the next line: "I cannot see very far." Throughout, it is clear that this duo, both with light-brown skin, enjoy each other's company.

Excellent for sharing before or after a city walk. (Board book. 1-3)

Kirkus Reviews