Happy or sad, wailing or glad — how do you feel today? “Smile Cry,” which is written by award-winning author, Tania McCartney, is the perfect book that will help your little reader understand feelings as it showcases the range of emtoions that a young child might feel in their formative years.
Readers follow three adorable characters — piglet, bunny and cat — as they react emotionally to a variety of events and circumstances from everyday life. From an ‘ate all the pies’ smile to an ‘ice-cream plopping down cry’; from a ‘cosy under blanket smile’ to a ‘need a band-aid quick cry’, children will empathise with the tear-jerking calamity of a popped balloon or lost toy, or feel the smiley warmth of being tickled.
Younger kids will respond to the soft, gentle illustrations, while older readers will learn more about their range of emotions — how it’s possible to cry with happiness and also smile with trepidation. The clever ‘flip book’ format means that the ‘Smile’ story reads from front to back, while the ‘Cry’ story reads from back to front, with both delicious narratives meeting in the middle. A heartfelt picture book that will be treasured for years, Smile Cry is perfect for ages 3 and upwards.
Smile Cry is available 1 April at www.smilecry.ekbooks.com.au and wherever good books are sold.
ABOUT THE EXPERT
Tania McCartney is a champion of juvenile literacy. She is an ambassador for the Chief Minister's Reading Challenge and is the founder of highly-respected sites Kid's Book Review and the 52-Weel Illustration Challenge. Tania's previous books with EK Books include An Aussie Year, Peas in a Pod and Tottie Dot.
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