Summary: A gentle celebration of a very young child's introduction to the natural world combines sparse, repetitive text and delicate illustrations depicting a child who encounters small animals, birds and insects that rapidly swoop away until the child's parent appears, revealing how loved ones will always return. - (Baker & Taylor)
Booklist Reviews
In this gentle book for very young children, a toddler is playing outdoors, enchanted by the living things he sees. First a butterfly flutters by, but—"Wait! Wait!"—it swoops up into the air. Then a lizard crawls by, but—"Wait! Wait!"—it too disappears, wiggling off into a crevice near the sidewalk. Next pecking pigeons flap and fly away. Finally, two cats "Meow. Meow. Meow" away from the little one's outstretched arms. When Dad picks up the tot by the tummy, his little body makes a U shape as he stretches his arms down to reach for all the exciting things he sees. With a final "Here we go!" Dad scoops the tot up onto his shoulders as they continue their walk through the park. Delicate illustrations in acrylics and oil pencils on white backgrounds echo the spare quality of some Japanese artwork, and the sweetly expressive features and movements show Sakai's ability to accurately portray the actions and emotions of a child just beginning to explore the world. Copyright 2013 Booklist Reviews.
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