Green

(Hardback)

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Die cut pages bring surprise after surprise in this magical new book from the "Queen of the concept book" - an intricate and satisfying homage to green, the color of all creation. How many kinds of green are there There's the lush green of a forest on a late spring day, the fresh, juicy green of a just-cut lime, the incandescent green of a firefly, and the vivid aquamarine of a tropical sea. In her newest book, Caldecott and Geisel Honor Book author Laura Vaccaro Seeger fashions an homage to a single color and, in doing so, creates a book that will delight and, quite possibly astonish you.

Reviews

"Subtle cutouts on each richly painted page of Laura Vaccaro Seeger's 'Green' similarly create a mystical sense of complexity and continuity. In this case, the images on each page refer both backward and forward, permitting a fascinating interplay of shade and hue, from the 'khaki green' of a lizard to the 'never green' of a stop sign." --The Wall Street Journal

"...the reader who settles down and slowly pages through its gorgeous acrylic paintings or, better yet, reads it aloud to a young child, will find rich rewards. Each spread describes a particular shade of green -- forest green, sea green, lime green, pea green, jungle green -- and the list actually does go on and on." --New York Times

"Seeger's skill at creating simple yet wonderfully effective concept books, as well as her mastery of die-cuts that delight in unexpected and ingenious ways, are in full evidence in this salute to the color green." --Publishers Weekly, starred

"...an enticing project in color exploration and language..." --BCCB

"This is a book for turning pages, pointing, looking, talking-- fun!" --Booklist, Starred

"...a triumph of artistic problem-solving." --Horn Book, Starred

"...lovely, inventive, engrossing and interactive." --Kirkus, Starred

"Just when it seems that there could not possibly be anything new to present about this trendy color, Seeger creates a tactile treat that yields surprise with every page turn." --School Library Journal, Starred

Author Bio

Among Laura Vaccaro Seeger's many distinctive books for children are First the Egg - a Caldecott Honor Book and a Geisel Honor Book; One Boy - a Geisel Honor Book; and Dog and Bear: Two Friends, Three Stories - winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book award. Laura lives on Long Island with her husband, Chris, their two sons, Drew and Dylan, and their dog, Copper.