- A Canadian Children's Book Centre Best Books for Kids & Teens selection
- Named to Resource Links Best of List for 2008
- Winner of the 2008 National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Children’s Products Honors Award
- Chosen by the Toronto Public Library for their “First and Best” list of the best Canadian children’s books for building reading readiness in children from birth to five.
- Shortlisted for the 2009 CLA Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award, recognizing an illustrator of a noteworthy Canadian picture book.
- Nominated for the Ruth & Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award
Reviews
... This is a fun, touching and engaging story. The language is simple and spare, rhythmic and patterned - a wonderful read-aloud book...
Canadian Children's Book News, Summer 2008
... The exuberant pastel illustrations, with a mix of indoor and outdoor scenes and plenty of white space, are outlined in thin black lines. This is a charming concept book that also serves as a story for young children experiencing a new sibling.
School Library Journal, September 2008
…a likely bedtime book…sure to prompt kids to play the same game in their own homes.
The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, Sept. 2008
…the story is satisfyingly circular. [The] soft and sweet illustrations tell a story of their own. The conclusion is clear: your shelves should have this book on it!
ForeWord Magazine, April 2008
…will surely be appreciated by anyone reading…aloud to a pre-school classroom or (to) new readers.
CM Magazine (May 2, 2008)
The story’s lovely conceit works perfectly….This one has the feel of a classic.
Quill & Quire (May 2008 - starred review)
This lovely circular tale begins and ends with a horse but gallops off in several other directions before its work is done. In the beginning, 'A barn can have … a horse in it' leads to – on the next page – 'And a house can have a 'me' in it.' Which in turn leads to the statement that a bowl can have berry in it. These perfectly logical non sequiturs nicely reflect the stream of consciousness, the assertions and questions of the very young of, say, three or four years of age, and their fascination with things within things.
The Globe and Mail
What a wonderful book to read aloud to young children! Stinson has created another gem…
Canadian Bookseller Magazine, (Volume 2—2008)
Kathy Stinson’s preschool protagonist spends a day noticing the treasures hidden in plain sight – a horse in the barn, berries in a bowl, a bird and a swing in a tree, and – most exciting of all – a blanket that has a wiggle in it. What could it be? Deirdre Betteridge’s blurry watercolours evoke the whimsicality of a four-year-old’s journey through one happy day.
Barbara Greenwood, City Parent (May 15, 2008)
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