FICTION

You Are One

by Sara O'LEARY
illus. by Karen Klassen. 24p. Owlkids. 2016. Tr $14.95. ISBN 9781771470728.
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Baby-Toddler—O'Leary enumerates babies' different achievements during their first year, such as crawling, talking, and walking. "You can nod your head for yes, and shake your head for no, now that you are one. And you are very, very good at the game of peek-a-boo." The general tone is one of reassurance and tenderness. Mixed-media illustrations in goldenrod yellow and turquoise show realistic, multiethnic baby faces with a collage arrangement around each page of this simple book. A few pages contain stamped prints of cubes and brushstrokes of paint as well as pen and ink sketches that will appeal more to adults than to young children.
VERDICT A warm and fuzzy read, probably best appreciated by parents commemorating their baby's one-year milestone.
Reviewed by Blair Christolon, Prince William Public Library System, Manassas, VA
Second-person reflections describe a baby's accomplishments at the one-year mark (e.g., "You sometimes talk in sentences, but not always in words"); Klassen switches up the babies in the collage-style art, which features what appear to be photographic, stamped, and drawn elements. O'Leary's text manages not to be mawkish.
 , Apr 01, 2016

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