My Little Wimmelbook: My Busy Day

(Board book)

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Now in a smaller take-it-with-you-everywhere format: a top-selling My Big Wimmelbook chock-full of vibrant illustrations that tell stories without words, depicting a lively bunch of characters as they go through their daily routine.

In these board books, every page is bursting with life-and tons to discover! Wimmelbooks are virtually instruction-free, inviting kids to make their own way through the busy Wimmelworld they encounter, and to craft their own stories. Children as young as age 2 have a blast pointing out recognizable things - a blue tricycle, a hungry dog, a piggyback ride - while older kids can follow the star characters from page to page, telling their stories along the way.
My Little Wimmelbook: My Busy Day invites young readers to follow kids, families, friends, and workers as they go about their routines from school to the mall to the playground and more. It's the same exciting peek into what different kinds of people do each day, made just the right size for portable fun.

Reviews

"The large board books in the My Big Wimmelbook series are full of lively, crowded tableaux of people and animals going about their business in different settings. [Wimmelbooks] abound with witty details to draw in younger children . . . and older toddlers will want to follow the wordless interactions that spill from one page to the next in these eventful pictures."--The Wall Street Journal

"You know the kid who can conjure an entire imaginary world by animating, say, the sugar packets she finds at the restaurant table That one will thank you when you put any volume of My Big Wimmelbook in front of her. . . . Picture Richard Scarryesque, diorama-like spreads with a hint of Where's Waldo junior detective. The combination should encourage long contemplative sit-downs that will make any parent's heart sing."--The New York Times Book Review

"An opening spread outlines particular characters and objects for readers to locate, including a couple with a selfie stick, reporters on the scene, and a pizza delivery man. . . . The spreads aren't as jam-packed as a typical Where's Waldo panorama, allowing for younger readers to spot characters and objects with ease."--Publishers Weekly

"With My Big Wimmelbooks, kids experience their self-efficacy as something special, which makes them proud and, in turn, activates new 'learning.' The inner motivation that comes with their desire to satisfy their curiosity is the ultimate source of ongoing learning."--Dr. Kristina Unterweger, educational psychologist

Author Bio

Caryad graduated with a diploma in design from the Glasfachschule in Rheinbach, Germany and has been a freelance illustrator since 1993. She has illustrated for numerous roleplaying, board, and card games, children's books, puzzles, novels, and nonfiction books. Her charming and humorous illustrations can be found in the many Wimmelbooks she creates.