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School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2013 | Preschool to Grade 4
PreS-Gr 2—A catalog of ordinary events that occur in a park between sunrise and sunset, these scenarios involve dogs, babies, ice-cream trucks, gardeners, and, yes, water. It runs out of a fountain for two...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on May 1, 2013
On a warm day, just before six a.m., a city park starts to stir: turtles laze on rocks by the pond, and dogs arrive, owners in tow, for an early-morning swim. Next, a few kids and their caretakers show up; at eight, the sprinklers are turned on, and by mid-morning the playground is mobbed. And so the day goes: small children come and go per naptime schedule, grownups take their lunch breaks on park benches, and the ice-cream truck arrives, along with another surge of delighted kids. By five o'clock, people start to trickle home. Six o'clock sees the sprinklers turn...Log In or Sign Up to Read More