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Antoinette Portis. (2017). Now. Roaring Brook Press.

Antoinette Portis. 2017. Now. Roaring Brook Press.

Antoinette Portis, Now. Roaring Brook Press, 2017.

Antoinette Portis. Now. Roaring Brook Press, 2017.

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   • bioText: Antoinette Portis is the author of many inventive books, including Not a Box, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book and a Geisel Honor Book. She is the recipient of a Sendak Fellowship. Froodle is her first book for Roaring Brook Press. Ms. Portis lives in southern California.
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This is my favorite cloud. . .because it's the one I am watching.
This is my favorite tree. . .because it's the one where I'm swinging.
This is my favorite tooth. . .because it's the one that is missing.
Follow a little girl as she takes you on a tour through all of her favorite things, from the holes she digs to the hugs she gives in Now, a clever and poignant picture book by award-winning artist Antoinette Portis.
A Neal Porter Book

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   • source: Kirkus Review, starred review
   • content: *"Portis perfectly captures how children experience the world, the immediacy and magic of it all; exuberant and quiet, simple and complex, and extremely satisfying."
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   • source: Horn Book, starred review
   • content: *"Thoughtful without being preachy and meditative without being boring, Now should prove to be a favorite for today--and well into the future."
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   • source: School Library Journal, starred review
   • content: *"This childlike ode to the delights of living each moment to the fullest is an absolute charmer and, like Portis's Wait, may even encourage adults to notice and relish the world around them. An essential purchase for group and individual sharing."
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   • source: Shelf Awareness, starred review
   • content: *"Sweet, charming and destined to be a favorite."
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   • source: Booklist, starred review

   • content: *"Cozy and subtly profound, this is perfect for one-on-one sharing."
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     May 8, 2017
     Portis (Best Frints in the Whole Universe) writes in the voice of a girl who knows what it means to live in the moment. “This is my favorite breeze,” she says, her eyes closed with delight. “This is my favorite leaf,” she continues as Portis shows her in closeup, peeping over the edge of a brilliant red leaf. She looks as if she’s in the countryside, but she might be in a city park. “This is my favorite hole (this one) because it’s the one I am digging,” she explains, from deep in the sand. The girl’s freedom from supervision, schedules, and electronic devices are unspoken pleasures. Portis’s bold black outlines and swashes of muted color show a girl who’s strong and independent. “And this is my favorite now, because it’s the one I am having with you,” the girl finishes, as she reads a book on her mother’s lap. Portis invites children to ask themselves what gives them joy, making it clear that favorite things needn’t be logical, and can be simple, silly, and fleeting. Ages 3–6. Agent: Deborah Warren, East West Literary.

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     Starred review from May 15, 2017
     A young girl lives in the moment, her mindfulness of the world distilled into a list of favorite things whose ephemerality she celebrates now. Running barefoot in the grass, a cinnamon-complexioned girl meets the breeze with open arms. Readers are swept up by the girl's joy as the text exclaims, "This is my favorite breeze." With the same enthusiasm, she shares a burnished red leaf, a puddle of mud, and a flower's scent. For this auburn-haired child, the natural world is full of wonder and beauty; and nothing is so gratifying as what is being done now. Repetition of the simple sentence structure makes for a perfect read-along as the author creates a lovely rhythm layered with meaning. When the girl's list moves from outside to inside, a similar progression is made from the external world to the internal. The pajama-clad girl hugs her cat, stares up at the moon, and reads a book with her caregiver. What seems to have been a collection of simple thoughts now leads to a profound revelation--that the child fully appreciates this time with her loved one. Text and art enhance each other, both like an East Asian sumi-e painting: deceivingly simple but highly sophisticated, every mark with meaning and purpose. Portis perfectly captures how children experience the world, the immediacy and magic of it all; exuberant and quiet, simple and complex, and extremely satisfying. (Picture book. 2-7)

     COPYRIGHT(2017) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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     June 1, 2017
     

     PreS-Gr 1-A young girl names all her favorite things as she joyfully lives out her days. "This is my favorite mud...my favorite rain." Other treasured objects include a worm and a paper boat. Mostly, the girl loves these things because they are what she is experiencing in the moment. For example, of the several holes she's dug, her favorite is "the one [she] is digging" now. Her favorite cloud is the one she's watching. But the child's favorite "now" of all is the one she is enjoying as she reads a book with her mom. Depicted in flat paintings outlined in thick ink and digitally colored, the illustrations sometimes depict just parts of the narrator. For instance, only her legs and feet are shown as they squelch in her favorite mud. Just her hands reach up from the bottom of the page, revealing her favorite worm. A striking, larger-than-life image in a spread (and on the cover) shows the girl holding a red leaf in front of her face. Portis uses color brilliantly, matching the youngster's clothing to the scenes and objects around her: the pale blue of the wind echoed in her skirt and top, brown striped pants above mud-covered feet, two-toned green shirt and pants matching the two shades of her favorite tree. VERDICT This childlike ode to the delights of living each moment to the fullest is an absolute charmer and, like Portis's Wait, may even encourage adults to notice and relish the world around them. An essential purchase for group and individual sharing.-Marianne Saccardi, Children's Literature Consultant, Cambridge, MA

     Copyright 2017 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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     Starred review from May 1, 2017
     Preschool-G *Starred Review* In this lovely picture book about everyday moments worth cherishing, a young girl shares some of her favorite things: This is my favorite breeze. / This is my favorite leaf. / This is my favorite hole because it's the one I am digging. Relishing the present, she shares experiences that may appear inconsequential to some, but to her, each circumstance is deeply special. Her favorite things include singing, watching the clouds, playing in the rain, and smelling a flower, all culminating in spending storytime in her mother's lap. With a comforting refrain and plenty of familiar scenes, this pleasant, warm story of mindfulness and small joys will resonate with lots of little ones. Portis' graceful, straightforward lines are the perfect complement to her bold, richly hued illustrations. Thick, ink-brushed outlines make her genial figures stand out sharply against the simple backgrounds, and the variety of facial expressions effortlessly communicates the young girl's carefree happiness. While the story itself is simple, just like the moments the little girl values, Portis' picture book contains Zen-like depth, and she taps into a uniquely childlike kind of wonder about the world. Cozy and subtly profound, this is perfect for one-on-one sharing.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2017, American Library Association.)

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      January 1, 2018
      Now is an affirmation of the present: a girl, eyes closed and arms raised toward the sky, declares, "This is my favorite breeze"; she continues with a string of celebratory declarations. Vibrant colors brighten each page and expressive ink adds energy to the illustrations. The girl is not celebrating the things themselves, but the experience of them; the focus is on being mindful of and appreciating the moment.

      (Copyright 2018 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

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      Starred review from July 1, 2017
      A natural follow-up to Portis's Wait (rev. 7/15), about a woman in a rush and the child who reminds her to stop and smell the roses, Now is an affirmation of the present and its many wonders. It opens with a young girl, eyes closed and arms raised toward the sky, declaring, This is my favorite breeze, as a refreshing wind washes over her. The book continues with a string of celebratory declarations-- This is my favorite leaf; This is my favorite mud --with Portis's vibrant colors brightening each page. Her expressive use of ink adds a particular energy to the illustrations: a bold swooping brush stroke becomes a favorite tree branch; undulating waves of blue become a stream of rainwater; and quirky yellow birds are brought to life with a few deft brush strokes. The main character is not celebrating the things themselves, however, but the experience of them: it's her favorite cloud because it's the one I am watching; it's her favorite song because it's the one I am singing. The focus is always on being mindful of and appreciating the moment. The story comes to a fitting conclusion as the girl, sitting on her mother's lap reading together, asserts that this is my favorite now because it's the one I'm having with you, drawing the reader in with the narrative equivalent of a warm embrace. Thoughtful without being preachy and meditative without being boring, Now should prove to be a favorite for today--and well into the future. minh le

      (Copyright 2017 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

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This is my favorite cloud. . .because it's the one I am watching.
This is my favorite tree. . .because it's the one where I'm swinging.
This is my favorite tooth. . .because it's the one that is missing.
Follow a little girl as she takes you on a tour through all of her favorite things, from the holes she digs to the hugs she gives in Now, a clever and poignant picture book by award-winning artist Antoinette Portis.
A Neal Porter Book

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