These Hands

by Hope Lynne Price

Book Overview

These hands create. These hands can build. These hands can reach. Can stretch. Can teach.
Begging to be read aloud, this engaging, poetic board book is a wonderful tribute to the grace and power of hands, and is the perfect fit for our littlest readers.

• Format: Board book
• Language: English
• ISBN: 136805031X
• ISBN13: 9781368050319
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 22 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 6.9"
• Age Range: 2 years and under

Customer Reviews

These Hands

A surprisingly engaging book, These Hands, with its simple rhymes and collage illustrations, creates a feeling of wonder and joy by taking a sensitive look at some of the common things we can do with our hands. Written by Hope Lynne Price, the short verses lead us through the book in a lilting series of very short lines. In fact, in fewer than one hundred words, Price is able to give us a touching look at everyday life and a bit of hope for the future: "These hands can pray. Can clap. Can play. Can sow the seeds for a brighter day." Bryan Collier's bright, intricate collage illustrations seem to balance well with the simple text and emphasize the detailed world that surrounds us, but often goes unnoticed. This is a wonderful book for children in the toddler years, when life is an exploration to the world within their reach.

lesson plan

this book is great for a lesson plan. I found it to be very useful to show how we use our hands. a great learning to tool to teach preschool children.

These Hands is Empowering to little hands

This book is wonderful for emerging readers & for those children just learning to appreciate symbols of inspiration & empowerment. Children all want to do for themselves & Hope Price's book lets all children know that they can do so many, wonderful & helpful things. The poetry is simple & easy for all to grasp. The illustrations are beautiful. I think that this "big little book" will spark the imagination of children & hopefully get them thinking about the many ways they can contribute to their family, friends & society. My kids loved it. We look forward to more stories from Hope.