Busy Busy

Toddler-PreS—A sleepy girl tells readers about her busy, busy day. Each page shows the behavior of free play, the unobstructed view of imagination, discovery, and fun. The adventure begins with breakfast as she eats at the zoo, builds a city out of LEGO blocks, and paints all the things she knows: "I drew Mommy. Then I painted Daddy, then Rosie the Pussycat….and a horse (which was tricky)." At lunch she plays with her kitchen set as she cooks for all of her 10 stuffed animals, realizing "I barely had time to eat my own lunch!" With the help of her stuffed animals and cats (sometimes unwilling companions), she learns about how socks work, putting them on her cat's tail and even trying on her daddy's sock, which "made a nice hat but it was a bit smelly." After a long day, and a clean bath, she falls asleep and we visit her dreams with tropical fish and a fun submarine adventure. The endpapers are cleverly covered with scribbles of a toddler, reminding us of the boundless, vivid world of a young child's day. The digitally created illustrations bring the child's imagination to life.