Welcome to Morningtown
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- $15.99
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- $15.99
Publisher Description
Greet the new day with the adorable animal families of Morningtown in this sweet, classically inspired picture book!
Welcome to Morningtown!
In Morningtown, animal families of all shapes and sizes are waking up to a shiny new day. They get up out of fluffy beds, hard beds, and secret beds. They hop, splash, and flutter through their morning routines, getting ready for whatever the day holds.
One thing is certain--every day is a beautiful day in Morningtown!
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A chipper animal cast greets the morning ("Hooray, for a shiny new day!") in this book from the creators of Something Smells! The primary plot thread follows a young bear, whom Henry, in softly focused mixed-media pictures, renders with a hint of a young Berenstain Bear. Dressed in fishing garb, his father awakens him in their stone bungalow while other animals stir. Hellman employs visual, sometimes onomatopoeic action words as the town wakes up. The cub is seen stretching, birds on branches are shown yawning, and frisky frogs are "hopping, flopping, splashing awake." In another spread, the art fleshes out a playfully minimal scene as critters reveal their preferred mode of breakfast: squirrels "crunch," deer "nibble," and hummingbirds "sip their morning feast." Whimsical close-ups of frolicking creatures bunnies bounce on a bed and beavers whoosh down a slide into a pond are followed by a bustling panorama revealing Morningtown's goings-on, which offers kids a chance to identify the animals and their activities. As the tale winds to a droll close, an impromptu nap by one character (hint: he's an angler) stalls the day's energetic pace but not for long. Pleasantly harmonized words and pictures make this a winsome start-of-day read-aloud. Ages up to 5.
