Together

January 1, 2010
PreS-Merry autumn art chronicles the households of seven classmates getting ready for school, each child pointing out an item essential to fastening. A boy needs a snap to close his pants, another uses a clip to shut a backpack, and a girl uses an elastic to confine braids. At journey's end, the children arrive at school and show what keeps a family together even when they're aparta hug. Each spread presents a query and reply for a particular fastener, e.g., "What keeps my coat close and snug all over? A zipper." Hutchins keeps the text simple, and Priestley's art maintains bouncy and affectionate vistas that will keep the intended audience engaged."Gay Lynn Van Vleck, Henrico County Library, Glen Allen, VA"

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