1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up discussion

No April Fool's Day joke; it's really April!

Our selection for April picture book is Window. Since this is a picture book, let's go ahead and open up the discussion about the entire book.

Would anyone like to kick off our chat?

I will be looking at the book tomorrow. Then I will talk.

Great wordless picture book. Looking at the pictures of this book it holds so true to what we are seeing now with all the developing areas.

I thought it was kind of fun looking at the pictures like one of those "Spot the differences" pictures. I'd look at a picture and wonder when the trees on that hill back there went away, or when that house was built, or when the little shack disappeared. Then I'd have to flip back through the pages and see. Conversely, sometimes I'd look very closely at one picture, then turn the page, then study that one to see if I could find the differences just between the two pages.

I'd think that could make for some good activity time with a child.

Tiffany wrote: "I thought it was kind of fun looking at the pictures like one of those "Spot the differences" pictures. I'd look at a picture and wonder when the trees on that hill back there went away, or when th..."

Totally agree with you.

I remember childhood places, like my grandmothers, and watched it thoroughly develop as I grew up. Also, the high-rise happened, too. This book brought back the ache for natural pristine places that are not developed. It seems we are on a building frenzy.

Sat with the boys and went through the book. I just wasn't so fond of this one. Not exactly sure why.