On My Walk
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| Author | Kari-Lynn Winters |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Christina Leist |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Genre | children's fiction |
| Publisher | Tradewind Books |
Publication date | 2009 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 32 |
| ISBN | ISBN 978-1-896580-61-6 (first edition, hardcover) |
| OCLC | 423601674 |
On My Walk is a young children's book (recommended for ages 2–5) by Kari-Lynn Winters and Christina Leist. It was published in 2009 by Tradewind Books.
Awards
- Finalist: 2010 BC Book Prize ("Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize") and sponsored tour
- Nominated: 2010-2011 Chocolate Lilly British Columbia Reader's Choice Award[1]
- Selected: Toronto Public Library First and Best of 2010
- Selected: Resource Links Year's Best 2010
- Selected: Edmonton Public Library's 100 Great Books to Read Together, 2012
- Selected: TVOParents Book Club Best Books for your 6-8 Year Old (2013) and Books for the Budding Activist (2011)
Plot
Mothers and toddlers take a stroll through Vancouver streets and parks, hearing the sounds of animals around them, and find themselves caught in a summer rainstorm on a Kitsilano beach. The writing style is a unique sing-song rhythm employing children's onomatopoeia.[2][3]
External links
References
- ↑ 2010-2011 Chocolate Lilly Shortlist
- ↑ Traxel, Rena. "O is for Onomatopoeia".
- ↑ Traxel, Rena. "R is for Rhyme: Tips on Writing Stories in Rhyme".