Just like the little girl, Frankie, in this book I do enjoy sorting things. It would be a joy to share this book with a young child because the sorted and unsorted illustrations contain so much detail. There's lots to talk about here. Then I think it would be fun to tip your toy box or junk drawer or button jar onto the floor and begin some sorting.
End papers! Boy oh boy they are SO good in this book. We open with chaos (well chaos to a sorter) and end with calm organisation. You can see this on the front and back covers too!
My only question about this book, which I did enjoy, is about the "message". I actually do not want to find a message. I just enjoyed all the sorting. If there is a message I guess it is about diversity and that we should celebrate the way people are all so different from one another - there is no need to sort people - everyone is an individual and that aspect of humanity should be celebrated. Here are some activity pages to use with this book.
You could also use this book when you talk with library groups about the ways libraries are organised. A library is one of the most perfect examples of sorting in action.
About the publisher Flying Eye Books: At the core of what we do is a simple pledge: whatever the project, whatever the medium, genre, or format, Flying Eye Books will take your children’s eyes on a journey of wonder!
The topic of sorting seems like a perfect one for illustrator Emily Rand who previously gave us:
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