Yay!
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
A joyous picture book celebrating all of life's moments, whether big or small.
What reason to say "yay" will you discover today?
Life is full of moments to celebrate! Whether you win big or learn a tough lesson, get lucky or need to try again, have a big crowd cheering for you or are on your own, say YAY!
This joyful picture book is the perfect gift for little loved ones at graduations, birthdays, and just to say I love you.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Via emphatic lines that celebrate the everyday efforts fueling accomplishments big and small, Kulekjian and González Hoang cheer readers on in this jubilant picture book. Artwork—a clean-edged naif mix of colored pencil, gouache, and digital techniques—adds a narrative element through lively depictions of kids putting themselves out there. On one page, a child using forearm crutches hikes with a caregiver: "When extra steps/ add up to extra miles/ and nothing stops you.// YAY!" Elsewhere, two youths wearing lab coats handle colored liquids in a chemistry flask, resulting in a rainbow explosion: "Always, there are surprises.// YAY!" While many of the featured activities involve physical movement, inclusion of a board game touches on winning and losing, a baking scene gestures toward experimentation, and opening and closing moments embrace academic firsts and lasts. Poised to offer big encouragement, the creators' rallying takeaway resounds: YAY! Characters are portrayed with various abilities, body types, and skin tones. Ages 3–6.
