Hold Hands
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- ¥1,700
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- ¥1,700
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NYT Book Review 2019 25 Best Children's Books
In Hold Hands, beloved graphic novelist and children's book author Sara Varon offers a sweet rhyming story for toddlers about friendship and connection.
Hold hands each time you cross the street.
Hold hands on the bus if you don’t have a seat.
Hold hands when you say goodbye.
And also when you’re jumping high.
Everybody holds hands. You can hold hands with your little brother or your best friend. You can hold hands with your classmate or even your favorite doll! Gather up your little ones, hold their hands, and share this heartwarming book.
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Varon (New Shoes) celebrates the simple gesture of holding hands with a cast of wide-eyed animals whose four-fingered paws are just right for clasping. The furry young protagonist holds hands with its mother while gazing at the morning sky ("Hold hands/ when the day is new"), then with a stuffed monkey; a diapered, binky-sucking sibling; and with a parent on the way to daycare. Throughout the story are subtle nudges toward good citizenship and being part of a community. Animals ride public transit, play with companions of all species and sizes, and follow reasonable guidelines ("Hold hands with your buddy when you're on the go,/ especially if your teacher tells you so"). Yet the animals' sweetly vulnerable appearance keeps the book from skewing too earnest. White action lines highlight the hand-holding going on in every spread in Varon's world, even the sun and the moon hold hands. Seemingly effortless verse ("Hold hands before pancakes/ and during cheese./ Hold hands to steady your trembling knees") makes this the kind of readaloud that could find a place among favorites. Ages 3 6.
