We’re bringing the outside in, oh,
Bringing the outside in…
Anyone who has ever explored the great outdoors with an enthusiastic young child will immediately recognise the four adorable little adventurers in Mary McKenna Siddals’ beautiful ode to childhood, Bringing the Outside In.
Over the course of a year, four little children joyfully explore the natural world around them – jumping in muddle puddles, building sandcastles, splashing in the sea, leaping into piles of leaves, building snowmen and much more!
And of course, as all children do, they bring the outside in!
Oh how I love this book. I love the diverse group of happy children. I love Patrice Barton’s soft, joyous illustrations that capture little ones in all their wiggly, energetic, enthusiastic wonder. I love Siddals’ bouncy text that just begs to be read aloud. I love this celebration of the old-fashioned joys of an unplugged childhood spent outside in nature, exploring, learning, and growing by experiencing and getting messy! I love that these little children are shown working together to help clean up their messes, taking responsibility and modelling great life lessons for little readers.
Bringing the Outside In is a beautiful celebrate of the seasons and a loving ode to childhood wonders that’s perfect for reading aloud with the little ones in your life. Lots of fun, and loads of love in this one. Definitely worth checking out.
Wasn’t familiar with this one. Thanks so much for featuring it!! Looks lovely. 🙂
It’s super sweet and very fun – thanks for stopping by! 🙂
I’m intrigued with today’s poetry book so much so that I’ve added it to my “want to read” list.
Hurray, I hope you enjoy it! 🙂
Jane, this is wonderful. I love both the rhymes and the illustrations-just great.
Yes – I love rhyming picture books, they’re my favourite for story times 🙂
I’m in love with those illustrations and the bouncy text. Thanks for introducing this one. I will seek it out! Have a great time with leaves on your clothes and fall smells in your nose!
It sounds (and looks) lovely! And very energetic.
Very high energy, just like little kids. 🙂
It looks wonderful and your review makes it almost irresistible.
That’s my hope! 🙂
This book looks charming! Thanks for the introduction, Jane.
You’re very welcome, thanks for visiting!
Looks like a book for repeat readings! Thanks for letting us know about it.
You’re very welcome, enjoy!
Sounds a bit like our 5th grade field trip to the river this week! We waded in the river, caught fish and macroinvertebrates, saw gorgeous fungi on trees, and made lots and lots of memories!
Sounds like a wonderful field trip!! It’s so important to get kids outside and into nature, helps build such memories, and great life skills!
This one looks perfect for storyhour. I’ll write up an order card today!
Fantastic! 🙂
Beautiful book, Jane! We are on the same page this week, celebrating outdoor play!
Great minds think alike! It’s more important than ever to encourage young people to get in touch with nature, especially city slicker kids, like me!
This looks adorable!
It is! If I ever wrote a picture book, I would love illustrations like this! 🙂
I’m absolutely delighted to discover this lovely review, which so beautifully captures the joyful spirit of my book! I look forward to sharing it on our BRINGING THE OUTSIDE IN Facebook page, and thank you so much, Jane, for shining such a generous spotlight on my book with your kind words and enthusiasm.
Oh WOW thank you so much!! The pleasure was all mine, I assure you! Thank you for writing such a lovely celebration of childhood, and by all means, share away! 🙂
Beautiful book in all ways!