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2021 Children's Literature Legacy Award
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By Kristen · 4 posts · 42 views
last updated Jan 27, 2021 03:05AM
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This is a keeper! A little girl, who is a fan of pushing the elevator button, finds a magic elevator button. A great tool for writing! What would you see when the elevator door opens?
My girls loved this one!
An older sister gets upset when a younger brother starts taking over her job of pressing the elevator button. However, when a magical button comes into her possession she decides sharing adventures with her younger brother might be better.
Pressed the right buttons for me.
Pressed the right buttons for me.
Many children experience the joy that comes with pressing the elevator button -- most parents are very aware of this! Taking this slight premise to the next level, this story is an ode to the power of imagination. When her younger sibling takes delight in pressing the button, usurping the role that has belonged only to her, Iris is angry and sad. Then she takes the old elevator button from one that is being repaired and install it in her room, where she is Lifted to new worlds - a forest with a
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Children will love this book that taps into their fundamental need to always push the button on the elevator, their sense of adventure and imagination, AND how difficult and complicated their feelings about their sibings can be. Great story!
Almost a combination graphic novel/wordless book in picture book format. Repeated readings will add to the enjoyment. And I wanted more adventures in this amazing elevator!
Mar 30, 2021
Christine Turner
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Note: This book is best enjoyed at home or in a small group. The illustrations are too dark and busy to work in a large story time setting.
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Meagan
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