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Illusions in Art: Food

by Chiêu Anh Urban (text) & illus. by Chiêu Anh Urban

Candlewick. (Illusions in Art). Oct. 2023. 28p. Board $12.99. ISBN 9781536223712.

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Baby-Toddler–An elegant guessing game with appeal for a wide audience beyond babies, preschoolers, and their adults. Food rhyming clues will have listeners leaning in as they search for the hidden items within the negative spaces. A lesson in positive and negative space is provided at the conclusion.

VERDICT Smart rhyming clues and visually arresting illustrations set this apart from many art-inspired board books.

Reviewed by John Scott , Mar 01, 2024

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