"A quirky and colourful jump-start for imagination and creativity"
Any collaboration between two such multi award winning picturebook creators is always going to attract attention and this may well be my favourite so far.
Starting with an almost predictable interactive opening question “How many animals can you see in this picture”, the reader is soon startled out of any assumptions about what sort of book this is, by the next colourful spread which asks “How many animals can you not see in this one, because they’re hiding from the tiger?”
The answer to that question can only come from the child’s imagination. What follows, in completely unconnected spreads, sometimes invites speculation (about a cow perched on a wind turbine: “How did that cow get all the way up there?”) and sometimes encourages storytelling (relating to a figure standing on a rocky shore, “Who is she waiting for?”) As one might expect there is a definite humorous element throughout, but also touches of pathos: “Why is the elephant so upset?”.
Some illustrations appear to be deliberate provocations. The absurdity of asking readers to decide which of two men has “a better singing voice” by looking at them and not hearing them. The one pink and one brown face depicted here might illuminate unconscious bias in the audience and some important discussions. I can see this becoming a valuable classroom tool for writing and talking stimulus and the centre of many an enjoyable family conversation.
Award-winning creators Mac Barnett and Christian Robinson tap deep into childhood curiosity with a mind-tickling ode to the open-ended."There are no right or wrong answers. Each question is a trigger for a potentially wide ranging discussion. It's a wonderfully interactive picture book. Read it and see where a child takes you." Sunday Times, Children's Book of the Week"Quirky entertainment to jump-start creativity" Kirkus ReviewsNot all questions have answers. Some have more than one answer. And others have endless answers, unfolding out to the edges of the world. In this spare yet expansive narrative, acclaimed author Mac Barnett poses twenty questions both playful and profound. Some make us giggle. Others challenge our assumptions. The result is a quirky, wandering exploration of where the best questions lead - to stories.Intriguing, richly interactive, and brought to vivid life by, Caldecott Honor Artist, Christian Robinson's bright and whimsical illustrations, Twenty Questions is a charming invitation to speculate without limits and know no bounds.
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Award-winning creators Mac Barnett and Christian Robinson tap deep into childhood curiosity with a mind-tickling ode to the open-ended."There are no right or wrong answers. Each question is a trigger for a potentially wide ranging discussion.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Twenty Questions and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-6 years old
Twenty Questions features in the following genres: Activity and Puzzle Books, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Hobbies, quizzes, toys and games, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Art and Design, Educational: Arts, general, Educational material, Featured Books for 5+ readers, Recommendations, Science, Featured Books for 3+ readers
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Twenty Questions was written by Mac Barnett and published by Walker Books Ltd an imprint of Walker Books
Twenty Questions has 40 pages
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