Play With Me
Caldecott Honor Book

It’s a gentle story with a sweet song to sing. This is like a poem told. It reminds me so much of little kids. They want so bad to love and play with animals they see and they go wildly chasing after them. The animals always run away from them. This book, a little girl asks animal after animal to pla......more

A little girl tries to catch animals to make friends with them. She realises when she sits still to watch they come to her. Beautiful illustrations and a lovely simple message of patience, respect and appreciation of nature. Read on openlibrary.......more

A quiet book and one to sit still with. My daughter, in particular, cherished this book as a toddler. In the midst of such bright, bold, and busy picture books as are often published these days, it seems that a quiet book about being quiet and still hit just the right note. Don't overlook this one!......more

Twenty-three years later, this is still the book I remember enjoying reading to my young children the most. Read it filled with expression. And now I can't wait to read it to my granddaughter.......more

I liked the premise; just thought the execution mediocre and a little more repetitive than I liked. Ages: 2 - 6......more