By Clayton Junior (author) , Clayton Junior (illustrator)
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A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month March 2018
There are many books of opposites, none like this. Opposites – big, small; messy, tidy; loud, quiet – are illustrated via vivid, stylish depictions of animals. A giraffe for example is high – so high there’s simply not room to depict neck or head, while on the opposite page a brightly coloured snake slithers through the grass to illustrate low.
Some concepts are startling in their vocabulary – a peacock, tail outspread, is ‘fancy’ while a crow on the facing page is ‘sober’. Each picture tells a story too, the tiger up close licking its lips while three antelope - ‘far’ - tear off into the distance on the opposite page.
A book that combines learning and discovery, words and pictures working together perfectly. ~ Andrea Reece
A beautiful wordless book of opposites which will inspire young readers to think and imagine. In stylishly illustrations set onto an empty background a fancy peacock is contrasted with a sober blackbird, a big elephant with a small mouse, a slow tortoise with a fast cheetah and a stripy bee with a spotty ladybird. stimulating to look at and fun to talk about. ~ Julia Eccleshare
Julia Eccleshare's Picks of the Month for March 2018
The Lotterys Plus One by Emma Donoghue
King Coo by Adam Stower
Splish, Splash, Ducky! by Lucy Cousins
We Are Not Frogs! (Little Gems) by Michael Morpurgo
The Sorry Tale of Fox and Bear by Margrete Lamond
Song of the Dolphin Boy by Elizabeth Laird
What Do People Do All Day? (50th anniversary edition) by Richard Scarry
Bird House by Libby Walden
Bug Hotel by Libby Walden
Alone Together by Clayton Junior
The Lost Penguin by Claire Freedman
Looking at opposites and contrasts through unusual and humorous examples in the animal world, this stylishly designed picture book is a great introduction to a key early years concept. Its bold, colourful illustrations are perfect for parents and young children to explore together and to pour over time and again, sparking conversation about every day contrasts and opposites.
Clayton Junior is a fresh and innovative illustrator based in London, where he works on diverse projects ranging from book and magazine illustration, to animation and digital design. Clayton’s work has also been exhibited internationally in galleries and museums, both in group and solo shows.
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The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Alone Together and determined it is suitable for children aged 0-4 years old
Alone Together features in the following genres: Featured Books for 3+ readers, Recommendations, Books for Babies and Toddlers, First Concepts, Children’s: picture books, activity books, early learning concepts, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Julia Eccleshare's Picks of the Month
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Alone Together was written by Clayton Junior and published by words & pictures an imprint of Aurum Press
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