Description:
Bear schools readers in the sport of animal spotting in this hilarious read-aloud picture book
Shhh! Don't move! Bear is spotting animals. One day he hopes to find a rare red-breasted goose. A beautiful animal! And very rare. But today he has no luck. There is nothing to see. Spotting animals is not easy. But he's good at it and will tell you how it should be done.
Dramatic irony ensues as Bear leads readers through a day of wildlife watching. He insists there's nothing to see, but readers will be delighted as animal after animal appears--a snail, a bird, a fox, even the rare red-breasted goose. Aline Portman's story of awareness and preoccupation pairs with charming illustrations in orange, teal, and gray for a fun, silly, and sure-to-be engaging read aloud experience.
Translated from Dutch by three-time Batchelder Award winner Laura Watkinson.
Brief description:
Aline Portman started writing this book on the tram, where she was surrounded by people looking at their phones and missing out on the world around them. She developed the idea into This Is How to Spot Animals! and illustrated it with pencils, soft pastels, and markers. This book is Aline's English-language debut. She lives in Ghent, Belgium. Follow her on Instagram @alineportman.
Review Quotes:
"The book is toddler manna...Surely among the toddler-pleasingest of toddler pleasers."
--Kirkus Reviews
"Sly...entertaining."
--Foreword Reviews
"Charming...Will delight young readers."
--School Library Journal