Tomie's Baa Baa Black Sheep
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (837 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0399243267 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-04 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
He remains one of the most popular creators of books for children, receiving more than 100,000 fan letters each year.Tomie lives in an interesting house in New Hampshire with his four dogs. Eventually, freed of other obligations, he plunged full time into both writing and illustrating children's books.He names Fra Angelico and Giotto, Georges Rouault, and Ben Shahn as major influences on his work, but he soon found his own unique style. His particular way with color, line, detail, and design have earned him many of the most prestigious awards in his field, among them a Caldecott Honor Award for Strega Nona, the Smithsonian Medal from the Smithsonian Institution, the Kerlan Award from the University of Minnesota for h
"Cute little book." according to Anne Hedonia. I bought three of these books, one for each of my three grandchildren for Easter. I also bought them each a Hansa black sheep to go with it. There is something about Baa Baa Black Sheep that one year olds love. Baa Baa was one of their first words. The illustrations are bright, simple and whimsical and there are several other nursery rhymes in this sturdy little book.. A classic My 2 year old grand-daughter loved this book so much i bought another one for her house. Wonderful illustrations and timeless stories for special times shared with your children or grand children.. My daughter loves it!! My one year old loves this book. We first got it as a library book and she wanted us to read it to her all the time! We even took it along with us for a long plane ride. Since it was a library copy I decided to buy her one of her own. Its a good buywell loved nursery rhymes,.beautiful illustrations and sturdy pages.
A great way to introduce the Mother Goose rhymes to the youngest readers, this charming collection includes "Baa Baa Black Sheep," "Jack and Jill," "Little Miss Muffet," and "Hey Diddle Diddle." Featuring some of Tomie's warmest and funniest illustrations, Tomie's Baa Baa Black Sheep and Other Rhymes will instantly become a nursery favorite.
His particular way with color, line, detail, and design have earned him many of the most prestigious awards in his field, among them a Caldecott Honor Award for Strega Nona, the Smithsonian Medal from the Smithsonian Institution, the Kerlan Award from the University of Minnesota for his "singular attainment in children's literature," the Catholic Library Association's Regina Medal for his "contin