A picture book that connects great works of architecture to the ways children build and play.
Cup
on cup
stacking up,
smaller, smaller,
and growing taller!
Children building-
Concrete poetry-
Pair them with notable structures from around the world and see children’s constructions taken to the level of architectural treasures.
Here is a unique celebration of children’s playtime explorations and the surprising ways childhood experiences find expression in the dreams and works of innovative architects.
Come be inspired to play-dream-build-discover!
Christy Haleis the author and illustrator of several acclaimed children's books, including four published by Lee & Low, and she has illustrated numerous other award-winning picture books as well. Hale also works in the children's book field as an art director, a designer, and an educator, offering programs at schools, libraries, and museums. She lives with her husband in Palo Alto, California. You can learn more about her at christyhale.com.
The Horn Book
American Library Association (ALA)
Bank Street College of Education
The Horn Book
California Reading Association
Commonwealth Club
Kentucky Association of School Librarians
Association of Illinois School Library Educators
Colorado State Library
International Literacy Association (ILA)
* "This extraordinary new picture book masterfully tackles the complex task of contextualizing seemingly complex architectural concepts within a child's own world of play."
* "Deftly rendered."
"Combining images of preschoolers at play with famous buildings all over the world, this lively picture book is great for sharing. . . . Older children will turn to the detailed back matter that talks about each building and its architect, and a great quote from Frank Gehry sums up the connections: Creativity is about play."
"A clever introduction to architecture. . . . This book is more accessible than J. Patrick Lewis's Monumental Verse (National Geographic, 2005) or a more factual text like Culture in Action: Architecture (Raintree, 2009) and is a good precursor for either of them."
