“Don't Spill the Beans” by Ian Schoenherr describes the series of friends to whom young bear whispers his secret. Bear is not supposed to tell the secret but it fairly bubbles out of him.
With just a few words per page, Schoenherr moves the story along quickly: “Tell Elephant.” “And Toucan, too.” “Talk to Auk and Kangaroo.”
For his illustrations, Schoenherr focuses on the animals. With their bright, eclectic outfits the animals stand out against the solid white background. Bear is sweet and endearing in his red overalls and yellow shirt. Hippo is stylish in his green corduroy overalls and flashy yellow shirt.
Each animal has large, gleaming expressive eyes. Somehow Schoenherr packs excitement, anticipation and secrecy into each sparkling eye.
Despite its surface simplicity, “Don't Spill the Beans” is a textured story full of language gems. The author's use of alliterative sounds and staccato rhymes gives the story a joyful cadence that lends itself to being read aloud: “Break it to Bat.” “Leak it to Beaver, to Lemur, to Cat!”
From the first page, kids will be able to guess what the secret is and will delight in being in on the secret for the entire story....
Showing posts with label Don't Spill the Beans. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Don't Spill the Beans. Show all posts
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Don't Spill the Beans in Asheville!
The Asheville Citizen-Times says:
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Don't Spill the Beans in Sacramento!
Listen to (and obey!) the Sacramento Book Review...
Don’t Spill the Beans is a clever little rhyming book written and illustrated by Ian Schoenherr. It has a secret … it’s actually the cutest birthday card I’ve ever seen. It shows lots of cleverly drawn animals to go with the rhyme. Any young child will enjoy this book, and will be pleasantly surprised at the end of the book to find that it’s not only a present, but a birthday card too. The book is well made, and should last a child a long time and they could treasure it to adulthood, possibly handing it down to their children. When your young child has a birthday coming up, get this little book. Not only will they be pleased, but you will be too....
Reviewed by Dave Broughton
Friday, February 26, 2010
Spilling the Beans on Don't Spill the Beans!
Greenwillow Books (publisher of all the titles on the left-hand side of this page) started a fascinating blog not too long ago. It features children's book-related posts written by authors, illustrators, editors, designers, and art directors. They asked me to write about my new book, Don't Spill the Beans! So there you go...
Sunday, February 21, 2010
My New Book - Don't Spill the Beans!
Need a special birthday gift?
Don't Spill the Beans!
Need a special birthday gift for a child in your life?
Don't Spill the Beans!
Need a special birthday gift for a child in your life to bring to yet another children's birthday party?
Don't Spill the Beans!
That's right. It's no secret. It's...
Don't Spill the Beans!
by Ian Schoenherr
published by Greenwillow Books
ISBN-13: 9780061724572
ISBN: 0061724572
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More filling than balloons and streamers!
More nutritious than birthday cake!
Easy-open packaging!
Heart healthy!
No calories!
Full color!
32 pages!
Zero fat!
Lemurs!
etc.!
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