Bringing the Outside In By Mary McKenna Siddals
Mary McKenna Siddals Æ 3 characters
A rollicking book that reminds young readers to go outside and play!
“We’re bringing the outside in, oh, bringing the outside in. . . .”
Nothing takes the place of splashing in a puddle or jumping into a pile of autumn leaves. Along with the mud and sand that gets tracked indoors come memories that live forever! Mary McKenna Siddals has written a joyous anthem that encourages children to play in the dirt. It will surely resonate with today’s overscheduled as well as sedentary kids, and their parents. Bringing the Outside In
Love the message, the illustrations, and how it goes throughout the year and the seasons; quite charming! Bringing the Outside In This is a versatile little book that could be used to talk about the seasons, about outdoor play, or just enjoyed as a lap read. The brief verse and bright pictures remind me of one of my favorite annual reads at story time, Caps, Hats, Socks, and Mittens: A Book About the Four Seasons, and this too has group appeal. This has the added bonus of potential audience action, with things like sweeping and shaking. Very nice. Bringing the Outside In I am always interested to see which books the boys gravitate towards. Particularly if they like the same ones I do. It's not unusual for them to like something that I don't. This received a 4 stars, because they loved it and I thought it was ok. When asked why he liked it, Sam said it was because of the patterns of the words. Very much like a song and verse. Bringing the Outside In A delightfully sing-songy celebration of the seasons. The illustrations are soft and old-fashioned, and draw attention to the joyful wildness of childhood adventures. Bringing the Outside In So very cute. Gave me the warm fuzzies! Bringing the Outside In
Bringing the Outside In is a story of children enjoying the outdoors through each season, how they track bits of it in, and how the pictures taken provide memories of the outside times that can be savored over and over. The beautiful illustrations add depth to the story and make this a perfect book for children four to eight. Bringing the Outside In 4.5 stars
Cute illustrations, nice rhyming. A keeper. Bringing the Outside In This picture book is so rhythmical and easy to read. The words just roll off your tongue. And the delightful illustrations show many ways that children can enjoy the natural world. I love the authenticity of showing the mess and the clean up that comes with being outside. While reading this to my nature preschool class, they were enthralled. The rollicking meter really pulls readers in and the story is relatable as it depicts all the kind of things children do outside. A great book for encouraging children to experience the joy of the outdoors! Bringing the Outside In I love the illustrations in this book. They're lovely, feature everyday diversity, and have great seasonal colours and cute details and textures. This book explores being indoors and outdoors in all four seasons, and the idea of keeping memories or collectables from nature. Would be neat to do with a nature collection activity. Could have good conversations of the kinds of things we like to do in each season. Also seems like a book that could incorporate some singing. I will try to use this. Bringing the Outside In This short picture book in rhyming verse makes me wish I lived someplace with seasons. The imagery and pictures are great for outside loving kids who like to splash in puddles and bring in muddy boots and coats. It's not one for me to own, but one that I'll get again from the library in a couple of years. Bringing the Outside In
