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Web ID: 15924208Beautiful!!
STAY THIS WAY FOREVER was sent to me free of charge by Zonderkidz, as a member of their blogging team, Zbloggers, in exchange for my honest review. Zonderkidz- a division of Zondervan Publishing – published this children’s picture book by Linsey Davis. Linsey is an ABC news correspondent, and this is the third book in her One Big World Universe series. The gorgeous illustrations were done by Lucy Fleming. They are like beautiful paintings! This book walks through a day in children’s lives. The narrator wishes that they would keep doing all the things they’re currently doing. That they would never lose their eyes of wonderment. I love how this book is written in the rhyme and rhythm format. As I’ve said in many of my reviews, I believe this format holds the attentions of little ones better than just paragraph form. This book does have paper pages, however, so I wouldn’t let a tiny toddler just have it to explore like I would a board book. I would recommend STAY THIS WAY FOREVER for early readers. And, I’d also recommend it to read to tiny ones. It would make a great gift, say from a reading teacher. And, as always, I love to see books like this read by parents, grandparents, teachers, librarians. I’d recommend this to them, as well.
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CUTE
My thoughts: this is a sweet bedtime story book for your favorite little people. It talks about all the way you want them and all the time that you had and how you're going to always remember the little pleasant things about the ages they are. There are things to love about every age, and the author is right, you will always remember. This is a sweet bedtime story to add to your collection. I was given a copy free and all opinions on my own.
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The World is their oyster!
This book is so special. It showcases a parents (or grandparents) love for a child, and their hopes for the little one’s future. Seeing the potential of great things in a child helps them to believe in themselves. Stay This Way Forever conveys the old adage “the world is your oyster,” and promotes positivity, creativity, and self-belief. I love the original illustrations that show the wonderment and beauty of childhood dreams, and the inclusivity of the diverse characters shown. The rhymes are lilting and easy to read, and the overall meaning is oh so special. I love that a presentation page is included in the front of the book for gift-giving. As a grandparent, I can relate to every line of this rhyming book, wishing the best for my grandson, and praying he holds tight to the joy, amazement, and freedom inside him now until he is old. Dɪsᴄʟᴏsᴜʀᴇ: I ʀᴇᴄᴇɪᴠᴇᴅ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟɪᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʀʏ ᴄᴏᴘʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜɪs ʙᴏᴏᴋ. Mʏ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡ ᴡᴀs ɴᴏᴛ ɪɴғʟᴜᴇɴᴄᴇᴅ.
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Great book!
I love the colors and the great features the book presented, I found it alot enjoyable too read. I like the fact the book had rhythm and rhyme. I recommend this great book as bedtime story and for kids too enjoy!!!
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Sweet and relatable
Stay This Way Forever is written from the perspective of a mother watching her children. Each page is filled with eye-catching illustrations and sweet rhyming verse, as the mother tells her little ones everything she loves about them, and begs them to never lose their sweetness and their sense of wonder. I kept hearing the song "I Hope You Dance" playing in my head as I read this book to my own children. As a mother, this book is relatable and fun to read. All three of my children loved it and have already asked to read it again. *I received a complimentary copy of Stay This Way Forever through the publisher and NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own. My positive review is not required.
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Such a pure message
Thanks to NetGalley and Zonderkidz for a free digital copy for my review. A sweet book urging children to keep hold of their youthful glee and innocence. I thought it was a special and delightful. The message was pure, the illustrations beautiful, and the reading experience touching.
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Beautifully Illustrated Bedtime Story
This begins with a nighttime scene that is aimed at children, but is reminiscent of Van Gogh’s beauty in Starry Night, and it continues to share a touch of that in every page, making this a joy to read, and a joy, visually, as well. ’The sleepy sun is setting, and another day is done. The lightning bugs have dimmed their lights and bedtime has begun.’ This is how the story begins, with the swirling nighttime sky as background, but it continues to share the love of a parent for their child, and to share the things that the parent will always remember and cherish, the things that make them unique, from the way they wake up each morning to the generosity of showing and sharing love, to the sound of something as sweetly innocent as their giggles. This was such a joy to read, loved how this covers such a diverse topic of things and ways that show how each child is uniquely wonderful. This beautiful book is the third book by news correspondent Linsey Davis. I loved this story as well as the illustrations, making this a must for me to buy as soon as possible for some of the youngest ones in my family. It is aimed at ages 4-8, but I think younger readers will enjoy it at their own level, and I think parents will love it for the lovely message on diversity and acceptance it shares. Many thanks for the ARC provided by Zonderkidz / Zonderkidz-Books
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Super Cute
Anyone who has ever watched a child grow as wished for time to slow. This cute picture book by Linsey Davis plays off of that desire. "Stay This Way Forever" talks about staying adventures, fearless, creative, inquisitive, sensitive, etc. We has adults often forget what it was like to see the world through child's eyes. What if we never stopped seeing the world as we once did? Oh, how much more beautiful the world would be.
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