Unwrapping
"Red Light, Green Light"
By Candace Ryan
Illustrated by Jennifer Yerkes
* Age Range: 4-7
* Grade Level: PS-2
* Hardcover: 40 pages
* Publisher: Kids Can Press
* Pub. Date: May 7, 2019
* Language: English
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Unveiling the story
Meet the author
Candace Ryan is the author of many books, including Zoo Zoom!, Ewe and Aye, Moo Hoo, Animal House and Ribbit Rabbit, which earned a Kirkus starred review. For nine years she worked as a special education teacher. Candace lives in Los Angeles, California.
About the illustrator
Jennifer Yerkes is a graphic designer and illustrator. She is also the author of several picture books including A Funny Little Bird. An American citizen, she lives in Strasbourg, France.
Unwrapping some great illustrations for you
This delightful picture book is full of imagination and creativity. It is pouring rain and a lion is delayed at a traffic light waiting for the light to turn green. During the pause all sorts of weird things begin to transpire. All the happenings are silly and begin with "Li" sounds just like the word Li-on. How utterly peculiar and unexplainable!
Undaunted the lion takes everything calmly and in stride. "Some days are not like most days," he states at the beginning of the book. And this day certainly proves him right.
This fun book is inspired by the popular childhood game Red Light, Green Light (which I used to play on my front lawn with my friends every night at twilight). The simple text and the repeated refrain lets kids interact as they try to guess which word might appear next. The illustrations are very different but work well with the simple text. They are limited in colour and drawn with lovely, expressive lines. The illustrator repeatedly uses a soft muted grey colour to present the mystery word so everyone can easily understand the concept.
The author expresses some very important life lessons in her book such as the importance of carrying out acts of kindness, promoting teamwork with those around you, and practising the art of inclusivity. The lion philosophically sums it all up... "Some days we get exactly what we need, exactly when we need." "And some days, nothing goes the way we thought it would." The light turns green and off he goes deeper into his day.
Storywraps Rating - 5 HUGS!!!!!
Meet the author
Candace Ryan is the author of many books, including Zoo Zoom!, Ewe and Aye, Moo Hoo, Animal House and Ribbit Rabbit, which earned a Kirkus starred review. For nine years she worked as a special education teacher. Candace lives in Los Angeles, California.
About the illustrator
Jennifer Yerkes is a graphic designer and illustrator. She is also the author of several picture books including A Funny Little Bird. An American citizen, she lives in Strasbourg, France.
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