Next to Me

<b>This joyful and soothing read-aloud, about noticing all the wonderful things around you, is a bedtime gem that's illustrated in gorgeous cut-paper collages by husband-and-wife team Sophia Haas and <i>New York Times </i>Best Illustrated winner Daniel Salmieri.</b><br><br>A walk home from school is an opportunity to observe all the happy details along the way: puffy clouds next to an airplane, the twisty slide next to swinging swings, a backhoe next to a big hole. When you really take the time to observe, there are so many interesting things to see in every moment of every day. What's next to <i>you</i>?<br><br>From school to home, afternoon to bedtime, this cheerful book invites children to look closely and with delight at the objects all around them.