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Highlights
- From author Andrea Denish and illustrator BlueBean comes a touching story about new siblings, greetings, languages, and love.A young child searches for the best way to welcome a new baby to their family as they ask, "A special day.
- 4-8 Years
- 8.7" x 8.6" Hardcover
- 32 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Stories in Verse (see also Poetry)
Description
About the Book
"A young child searches for the best way to welcome a new baby to their family as they ask, 'A special day. A special place. How will you greet a special face?' With rhyming text, heartwarming art, and educational facts about cultures and customs around the world, The Way We Say Hello takes you as far as Tibet and as near as your front yard as you learn greeting after greeting"--Provided by publisher.Book Synopsis
From author Andrea Denish and illustrator BlueBean comes a touching story about new siblings, greetings, languages, and love.
A young child searches for the best way to welcome a new baby to their family as they ask, "A special day. A special place. How will you greet a special face?" With rhyming text, heartwarming art, and educational facts about cultures and customs around the world, The Way We Say Hello takes you as far as Tibet and as near as your front yard as you learn greeting after greeting.
Along the way, you'll also discover how to welcome the world into your heart in different languages, gestures, and places. You can say "namaste," "howdy," or "annyeong." You can use traditional greetings like the Māori hongi or European cheek kisses. You can use sign language to greet those who are hard of hearing, or send a card to someone far away.
Perfect for new big siblings, baby showers, and kids curious about different cultures and languages. There are so many ways to greet someone new, no matter where they're from or what language they speak--so how will YOU say hello?
Review Quotes
"The rhyming text pulls readers in, and the colorful illustrations showing an accessible range of body types, skin colors, costume, and settings help children to visualize their international neighbors. This book is perfect for exploring global cultures and can serve as the script for a whole classroom presentation." -- School Library Journal "...a wonderful introduction to international customs and languages and a perfect book for exploring ways to welcome a new family member." -- The Picture Book Buzz "This book is at once a new baby story and a glimpse into how people greet each other all over the world. Young readers can practice saying hello to each other the way people do in Japan, Tibet, or Guatapé. BlueBean's art, in soft pastels, is warm and inviting, a perfect complement to this peek at many cultures and languages as well as the arrival of the new baby. And in the end, you're sure to find just the right way to say hello!" -- Perfect Picture Book Friday
About the Author
Author Andrea Denish is a librarian at the local library, the Abington Free Library in Pennsylvania.Illustrator BlueBean frequents nearby Kinokuniya locations in Malaysia.