{"id":361,"date":"2018-01-17T23:38:22","date_gmt":"2018-01-17T23:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jayfleck.com\/jayfleck\/?p=361"},"modified":"2019-07-09T16:45:21","modified_gmt":"2019-07-09T16:45:21","slug":"double-take-a-new-look-at-opposites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jayfleck.com\/jayfleck\/double-take-a-new-look-at-opposites\/","title":{"rendered":"Double Take! A New Look at Opposites"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Do you know opposites, yes or no? On. Off. Asleep. Awake. Opposites are a piece of cake . . . right? Not so fast! Time for a quick double take. Who knows what\u2019s BIG unless there is SMALL? Does SHORT mean a thing except next to TALL? What is ABOVE and what is BELOW? The answer depends on who wants to know! Writer Susan Hood and illustrator Jay Fleck lead us on a topsy-turvy fun-house journey into the concept of opposites and takes it to the next level \u2014 with detours into relative terms and points of view (and a dollop of yin and yang for good measure).<\/p>\n

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Reviews<\/h2>\n

Hood\u2019s rhyming prose gradually builds to a scene of a wild roller coaster ride, where she asks the reader to \u2018do a quick double take.\u2019 Fleck\u2019s picture shows the cat tied to a helium balloon, but the cat is above and the balloon is below \u2014 a clue that proves that the right-side-up book is now upside down. It\u2019s a satisfying highlight to a stimulating book.
\n\u2014The New York Times Book Review<\/p>\n

Readers are encouraged not to take things at first glance: an abstract composition of colored circles turns into a huge painting of a butterfly when viewed from a distance…Ideal for the thoughtful, deliberative child.
\n\u2014Kirkus Reviews<\/p>\n

The brief rhyming text sets a playful tone, which is heightened by the cartoon-style digital illustrations…the simplicity and humorous touches make this engaging, useful, and fun\u2014a winning combination.
\n\u2014Booklist Online<\/p>\n

Through rhyming text, this unassuming picture book clearly conveys the concept of perspective (\u201cwhere you are can affect what you see\u201d) and advises readers to \u201cconsider all sides\u201d: a powerful and timely message. The classic sans serif black font injects some fun into the retro-style digital illustrations. Charming details make this book a pleasure to revisit.
\n\u2014School Library Journal<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a thought-provoking book that will prompt questions for child readers about perspective and point of view.
\n\u2014Kirkus Reviews (blog)\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Do you know opposites, yes or no? On. Off. Asleep. Awake. Opposites are a piece of cake . . . right? Not so fast! Time for a quick double take. Who knows what\u2019s BIG unless there is SMALL? Does SHORT mean a thing except next to TALL? What is ABOVE and what is BELOW? The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":362,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36],"tags":[],"menu_order":10,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jayfleck.com\/jayfleck\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jayfleck.com\/jayfleck\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jayfleck.com\/jayfleck\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jayfleck.com\/jayfleck\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jayfleck.com\/jayfleck\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=361"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.jayfleck.com\/jayfleck\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":458,"href":"https:\/\/www.jayfleck.com\/jayfleck\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361\/revisions\/458"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jayfleck.com\/jayfleck\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jayfleck.com\/jayfleck\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jayfleck.com\/jayfleck\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jayfleck.com\/jayfleck\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}