And Here’s to You

And Here’s to You, written by David Elliott and illustrated by Randy Cecil, is a cheerful, fun to read book. The illustrations are bright and colorful and really make the verse come to life. This New York Times Bestseller is a celebration of life. You can think of it as a toast to the birds, fish, bears, bugs, cats, dogs, cows, frogs and people.

This is a great, feel-good book for young readers to read aloud. There are some silly words too, which make this extra fun . . .

Dogs! Here’s to the howling ones,
The running, yipping, yowling ones,
All go and fetch a stick ones,
The lick, lick, lick, lick, lick ones.

And Here’s to You makes us appreciate all things
living – even ourselves. What a lovely message!
Read it with your child before bedtime.
Sweet dreams will surely follow.

Today’s review comes courtesy of guest reviewer Debbie Glade. Glade is the author, illustrator and voice talent of the award-winning children’s picture book The Travel Adventures of Lilly P Badilly: Costa Rica, published by Smart Poodle Publishing. She visits South Florida schools with her reading, writing and geography programs. For years, Debbie was a travel writer for luxury cruise lines. She writes parenting articles for various websites and is the Geography Awareness Editor for WanderingEducators.com. She blogs daily at smartpoodlepublishing.com.