Press Here.By Herve Tullet. Illus. by author.
2011. 56p. Handprint/Chronicle, $15.99. (
2011. 56p. Handprint/Chronicle, $15.99. (
Age Group:Toddler to Gr2
Genre:Fiction.
Genre:Fiction.
Awards:2012 Notable Children's Book
Subjects/Themes: Colors, Concept learning, Imagination
ELS promoted: Print motivation, vocabulary, print awareness
Format: Hardcover
Annotation:
Using the reader's imagination, a series of dots multiplies, grows, or changes color by pressing, tilting, or blowing on the previous page.
Using the reader's imagination, a series of dots multiplies, grows, or changes color by pressing, tilting, or blowing on the previous page.
Reactions/Observations:
A series of dots and a large dose of imagination make up the story, Press Here. The reader presses, tilts, and blows on the illustrated dots to transform the dots. I noticed that print motivation is an important skill portrayed in this story. Without the preconceived notion that the pages should turn, there wouldn't be any magic to this book. To transform the dots, the reader and audience must know that the pages will turn to the right. The reader must be aware of print. The directions the dots move help identify new vocabulary as well.
Tullet's Press Here is wonderful! It's one of my current favorites for story time. Children enjoy the interaction aspect of the dialogue and the book. They feel included in the story. They love to reach out and pretend to touch the button to see what will change next. We have a copy on our story time reference shelf. It's a hit in in toddler, 5 and under, family, and especially in preschool storytime.
A series of dots and a large dose of imagination make up the story, Press Here. The reader presses, tilts, and blows on the illustrated dots to transform the dots. I noticed that print motivation is an important skill portrayed in this story. Without the preconceived notion that the pages should turn, there wouldn't be any magic to this book. To transform the dots, the reader and audience must know that the pages will turn to the right. The reader must be aware of print. The directions the dots move help identify new vocabulary as well.
Tullet's Press Here is wonderful! It's one of my current favorites for story time. Children enjoy the interaction aspect of the dialogue and the book. They feel included in the story. They love to reach out and pretend to touch the button to see what will change next. We have a copy on our story time reference shelf. It's a hit in in toddler, 5 and under, family, and especially in preschool storytime.
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