Smashy Town
by Andrea Zimmerman and David Clemesha
illustrated by Dan Yaccarino
Harper, 2020. 28 pages.
Review written July 11, 2020, from a library book
The next time I do a Toddler Storytime – Alas, there’s no telling when that will be – I’m going to grab this book. It’s a book about demolishing buildings! Of course! Perfect for toddlers!
And the authors and illustrator pull it off superbly. It’s a short picture book with a refrain. For each of brick, wood, glass, and stone, we’ve got a spread that goes like this:
GO!
Swing the ball, hit the wall!
Smash, smash, smash!
Swing the ball, hit the wall!
Crash, crash, crash!Crumble, tumble,
down goes brick.
Is the demolition done?
NO!
Parents will be a little relieved that there’s even a spread about cleaning up the mess after everything is knocked down. And the endpapers show that what gets built in place of the old buildings that Mr. Gilly demolished is a public library and a city park.
This book is made to order for reading aloud to toddlers. I look forward to the day when I’ll get to try it out.
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