‘Ava
loved dresses. She had a dress in every color of the rainbow.’
and so this beautifully put together story begins. Simple yet elegant
and educational Yellow
Dress Day by Michelle Worthington
follows the journey of Ava and her coloured dresses that are worn
depending on the weather of the day.
I
loved the descriptive words associated with this book. They tease and
tantalize the senses and sit happily in your mind for hours after you
have shared the book. It is words like these that captivate and
instil a love of reading in children, with the words nicely playing
on the sounds and world around us. Words such as ‘swish and swirl
and fall’, ‘whistling, whirly, windy day’ and ‘jumped and
tumbled’ made us want to act them out as we visualized the movement
of the environment on such a day. The colours of the dresses nicely
matched the mood of the weather and Ava’s mood, giving recognition
to the role colour plays in our life.
Yellow
Dress Day
opens up a world of communication. The use of colour encourages
recognition and discussion with Ava’s despair of her yellow dress
being in the wash basket just right for talking about feelings,
emotions and problem solving. How would you feel when you looked out
the window
and it was a whistling, whirly, windy day? What would you do for the
day? How would you feel if the dress you wanted to wear was in the
wash? What could you do to solve the problem?
Beautifully
present Yellow
Dress Day
lifts the spirit, instils fun and laughter and is easy for children
of all ages to relate to. In the first instance the cover captivates
in a fun spirited way, enticing you to open the book in order to grab
more of the fun inside. Illustrator Sophie Norsa has done a wonderful
job at complimenting the story, providing colour that uplifts and
gives a visual to the descriptive.
Yellow
Dress Day by Michelle Worthington
is one of those memorable children’s books that will be pulled off
the shelf creating an instant feel good smile. The story is
lighthearted and moving, the illustrations
are colourful and inviting. The hard cover presentation shows the
thought and
commitment
of a team of professionals.
You
will definitely not be disappointed when you purchase a copy of
Yellow Dress day by
Michelle Worthington.
ISBN:
9781921928291
Find
out more and grab a copy at www.michelleworthington.com
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