Awards
- Short-listed for Kate Greenaway Medal 2000
- Shortlisted for Kate Greenaway Medal 2000.
Overview
A wonderfully charming collection of poems about being out and about, selected and illustrated by award-winning picture book creator Simon James. This is a book of small poems all about seizing the day. Whether it's the joy of sledging in the snow or the feeling of warm sand under your feet, the quiet contemplation of a pink azalea bush or a guppy in a jar, the pleasure of sleeping outdoors under the stars or simply staying in and bouncing on the bed. Carefully brought together by acclaimed author-illustrator Simon James, Days Like This is beautifully illustrated with an expressive line and watercolours which portray an everyday world overflowing with wonder and possibility. A collection of poems to read and revel in from beginning to end.
Full Product Details
Author: Simon James ,
Simon James
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
Imprint: Walker Books Ltd
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Width: 21.00cm
, Height: 0.50cm
, Length: 29.80cm
Weight: 0.269kg
ISBN: 9780744577990
ISBN 10: 0744577993
Pages: 48
Publication Date: 02 October 2000
Recommended Age: 4+
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Replaced By: 9780763623142
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Temporarily unavailable
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Reviews
It was a real treat to come across Days Like This...the gorgeous full colour illustrations on every page make it as much a picture book as a poetry book. The Guardian Delightfully illustrated...James truly values the moment, and young readers will value this book. Times Educational Supplement
It was a real treat to come across Days Like This...the gorgeous full colour illustrations on every page make it as much a picture book as a poetry book. * The Guardian * Delightfully illustrated...James truly values the moment, and young readers will value this book. * Times Educational Supplement *
Delightfully illustrated...James truly values the moment, and young readers will value this book. * Times Educational Supplement * It was a real treat to come across Days Like This...the gorgeous full colour illustrations on every page make it as much a picture book as a poetry book. * The Guardian *
Subtitled a collection of small poems, this is a gentle evocation of childhood experiences. Poems about going on adventures, fishing, on the beach, camping out, are mixed with some wonderfully succinct philosophical observations - 'Tomorrow's never there./It always runs away./Every time I catch it/It says it's called Today.' The sketchy watercolour illustrations fill the tall pages with life, drawing the reader into the intimate and special space of each poem. (5+ years) (Kirkus UK)
Author Information
Simon James is an award-winning author and illustrator of picture books for children. His critically acclaimed titles include Rex (9781406360530), George Flies South (9781406338423), Dear Greenpeace (9781406308488) the Baby Brains series and Leon and Bob (9781406308495), which won the Smarties Book Prize Silver Medal and was nominated as the New York Times' Best Illustrated Book of the Year in 1997. Simon lives in Plymouth, Devon.
