Book Description
for Up, Up, Up, Down! by Kimberly Gee
From Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
A brown-skinned toddler and parent’s day begins with the child eager to get out of the crib (“Up, up up!”) before being lifted out by the parent (“Down!”). A similar pattern, with occasional variations in layout and pacing, takes readers through breakfast (no/yes), dressing (on/off), leaving (hurry/slow down), swimming (can’t/can), playing in the sandbox (make/break), etc. A series of small visual vignettes shows a variety of other activities (Fun fun fun) in which the two are engaged until day’s end, when a woman—presumably mommy— returns home. The adorable, round-bodied toddler isn’t identified by gender, nor is the loving adult caretaker, although the two have matching haircuts— clipped close on the side, longer on top. The uncluttered pencil and digital illustrations are full of warmth, just like the family they depict. (Ages 1–3)
CCBC Choices 2020. © Cooperative Children's Book Center, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, 2020. Used with permission.