Yo! Yes?

by Chris Raschka

Book Overview

This Caldecott Honor classic is a simple yet important story about friendship.Two kids meet on a street. Yo says one. Yes? says the other. And so begins a conversation that turns strangers into... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0531054691
• ISBN13: 9780531054697
• Release Date: March 1993
• Publisher: Orchard Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.0" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 3 to 5 years

Customer Reviews

Fantastic!

This book beautifully illustrates the delicate birth of a friendship and the vast importance of body language in communication. Because the text is so sparse the reader has to take the two boys posture and facial expressions to find the correct context. I read it to preschoolers as part of our social skills curriculum. Being able to correctly assess another's emotions is an important skill that preschool age children are beginning to aquire. They are also very interested in starting new friendships. This makes this book a timely story to read to preschool children.

Great foreign language book!

When I first saw this book I immediately purchased it at the Scholastic book fair. I then translated it in French & Spanish (available upon request!). It makes a great beginning ESL book as is & foreign language pronoun and pronunciation book because of its simple question/answer and comment structure between two buddies, appropriately of different ethnic/racial backgrounds. Kids really respond to this ( & even adults!) in foreign language classrooms, wanting to mimic the dialogue. I often separate the class (left/right or boys/girls) to do so. Great fun way to memorize dialogue and learn proper intonation.

Great concept

"Yo! Yes?" is a unique picture book that uses only 31 words, usually no more than 2 on a page, to tell a whole story involving two boys who discover they can be friends. Beautiful in its simplicity, the book also makes good use of Raschka's expressive art style. Indeed, the book is his masterpiece; since then he has applied his visual talents to a series of minor disasters, among them the picture books "Arlene Sardine" and "Like Likes Like." It's a shame that his reputation has had to dwindle so, but I still keep hoping he will come up with another good one like this. He has done a sequel called "Ring! Yo?" which is slightly more complicated than this one.

My kids' favorite book!

This book was my 6 year old daughter's favorite book in 1996 and now it has quickly become my 22 month old son's favorite book too! He already knows all of the words. I would highly recommend this book to anyone with small children!

Babies love it!

My 17 month old daughter adores this book and will probably have it memorized, gestures and all, within the month. Inflection is key here and it's something babies start to work on even before they know words. The story is meant for an older (pre-school) audience, but the fun-with-language aspect of this book makes it great for even the littlest listeners.