21 // In the Small, Small Pond / Denise Fleming

In the Small, Small Pond / Denise Fleming

• Henry Holt and Co.

• 1998

• Illustrations and rhyming text describe the activities of animals living in an near a small pond as spring progresses to autumn.

• Animal Habitats. Seasons. Animals weathering seasons.

• Fleming's bold paper pulp illustrations aside, I love the text of this book, and the typography design. The words "sweep, swoop" dip in swooping semi circles to show the flight of the swallow, and the letters in "wiggle, jiggle" wiggle and jiggle themselves across the page. This would be delightful in a story time. The words dance on the tongue and beg to be said aloud.