{"id":21270,"date":"2013-11-13T22:59:38","date_gmt":"2013-11-14T02:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=21270"},"modified":"2013-11-13T22:59:38","modified_gmt":"2013-11-14T02:59:38","slug":"review-of-how-to-by-julie-morstad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=21270","title":{"rendered":"Review of How To, by Julie Morstad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/how_to.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/how_to.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"how_to\" width=\"130\" height=\"160\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-22643\" \/><\/a><em>How To<\/em><\/p>\n<p>By Julie Morstad<\/p>\n<p>Simply Read Books, 2013.  44 pages.<\/p>\n<p>This picture book reminds me of the classic <em>A Hole Is to Dig<\/em>, by Ruth Krauss, and illustrated by Maurice Sendak.  Like <em>A Hole Is to Dig<\/em>, it looks at everyday things from a child\u2019s perspective, thus making them exceptional.<\/p>\n<p>The text alone doesn\u2019t convey the magic of this book.  Each page begins with the words \u201chow to.\u201d  We have \u201chow to go fast,\u201d \u201chow to go slow,\u201d \u201chow to see the wind,\u201d \u201chow to feel the breeze,\u201d \u201chow to be a mermaid,\u201d \u201chow to make new friends,\u201d \u201chow to stay close,\u201d \u201chow to disappear,\u201d \u201chow to wonder,\u201d and so much more.<\/p>\n<p>The illustrations are old-fashioned and simple, but so imaginative.  On the \u201chow to stay close\u201d page, two girls have braided their hair together.  On the \u201chow to make a sandwich\u201d page, kids are lying on top of each other, layered with comforters.  On the \u201chow to be faraway\u201d page, a kid is up in a tree.<\/p>\n<p>The book finishes up with exuberant \u201chow to be happy\u201d spreads of children dancing.  They forget to mention another way:  reading this book!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.simplyreadbooks.com\/\">simplyreadbooks.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1897476574\/sonderbooksco-20\" target=\"outside\">Buy from Amazon.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Find this review on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonderbooks.com\">Sonderbooks<\/a> at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonderbooks.com\/Picture_Books\/how_to.html\">www.sonderbooks.com\/Picture_Books\/how_to.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Disclosure: I am an Amazon Affiliate, and will earn a small percentage if you order a book on Amazon after clicking through from my site.<\/p>\n<p>Source: This review is based on a library book from Fairfax County Public Library.<\/p>\n<p>Disclaimer:  I am a professional librarian, but I maintain my website and blogs on my own time.  The views expressed are solely my own, and in no way represent the official views of my employer or of any committee or group of which I am part.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"none\" data-via=\"Sonderbooks\">Tweet<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How To By Julie Morstad Simply Read Books, 2013. 44 pages. This picture book reminds me of the classic A Hole Is to Dig, by Ruth Krauss, and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Like A Hole Is to Dig, it looks at everyday things from a child\u2019s perspective, thus making them exceptional. 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