"Like this beautiful sunset.
Sure seems like the end
of the day, right?
Not so fast.
You see, when the sun goes down,
it's actually just
the beginning of the night."
Readers will be intrigued by the idea for this book; it begins with THE END. But it's also provides a new beginning. It is narrated by a caterpillar whose initial warning is just what young children need to hear if we want them to carry on with the reading. They will want to find out what is happening here.: '... because the end isn't really the end. It's just the beginning of something else!'
In a series of observations, the author offers readers another way to look at common events that seem to be ending, but are really the beginning of something equally amazing.
"When all the snow melts
at the end of winter,
that just means it's
the beginning of spring."
In artwork created using acrylic paint, colored pencil and collage, Diana Mayo provides a warm and inviting setting for each of the statements meant to cause readers to think seriously about the premise of this book: beginnings and endings. From the dark blues of space and the ocean deeps to the warm sand of a shared beach, she makes connections between the two children depicted in various scenarios.
Really? Books don't start with an ending! Or do they?
I would love to be in on the conversation that invites listeners to think of their own ends and beginnings. They are sure to have some great ideas, if given time to think and consider what they have just heard.
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