ARE YOU READY TO PLAY OUTSIDE? Melanie Walsh

ARE YOU READY TO PLAY OUTSIDE? Melanie WalshAuthor: Mo Willems Illustrator: Mo Willems Age: 4 8 Pages: 64pg. Size: 16,5 x 22,8cm In Are You Ready to Play Outside?, Piggie cant wait to go play in the sunshine. But will a rainy day ruin all the fun? Description: Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to. Reviews: The more Elephant and Piggie books I read, the more my heart belongs to the long suffering Gerald. In this

One for You is a winner with young readers

while considering what a firebelly toad's anger might feel like

culture and history

they are infused with colour and the details

jewel-toned artwork

She can't be invisible in the playground or in the stairways leading to art class

sturdy white pages

the sharp suit of the penguin and the bright splashes on parrots

Klassen's use of deadpan dialogue between two characters in short sentences brings so much humour

And will the elephants spot the five tiny mice

A fun romp for the youngest dinosaur fans

onomatopoeic text makes this a read-aloud treat of a picture book with a reassuring message of parental love