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What is happening outside today? Peek through the window to find out. What is happening inside? Peek again! Whimsical die-cuts throughout lead to charming and surprising reveals with every turn of the page. Filled with fun details (can you find the two mice playing throughout?), this deceptively simple book is one readers will visit again and again.
40 pages, Hardcover
First published May 31, 2013
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August 27, 2017
This is a really neat picture book. The drawings are elaborate but not too busy. There is no text, only alternating scenes of "outside" and "inside" so there is a lot of liberty with which one could use this book with children. There are also die-cuts in the pages showing peekaboos from one scene to the next. Great for teaching colors, animals, directions, etc.
April 8, 2017
Summary: This wordless picture book, details the course of a year and focuses of the adventures between a boy and his many pets. He enjoys his life both inside and outside with them and finds fun things to do throughout different seasons. The new discoveries of various inside and outside items are shown through die-cuts, highlight key aspects of each page.
Theme: The main theme of the book centrals around nature. In every illustration, we see a form of nature being portrayed. For example, when the child is inside we see paintings of birds and drawings of trees on the walls. While outside, we see the boy planting a garden, building a snowman and even playing in the rain. The nature focused illustrations contribute to the story because it allows the reader to see how connected we are to nature, even from inside our homes. For example, most homes have windows that we can use to look outside or we might have a pet fish or a turtle to take care of. This allows us to see how much nature is a part of our lives even if it goes unnoticed.
Setting: This story takes place in two different locations, inside the boys home as well as outside his home. This is a key part of the nature themed book. Being able to use both settings work together to help show the boys’ love for nature. For example, there are potted plants inside his house as well as flowers and nature wallpaper and curtains. If the story took place completely inside and never showed the boy going outside, the reader could possibly get the sense that the boy is a homebody and does not enjoy going outside. In turn, this would impact the overall message that the author intended.
Medium: The type of medium the author uses shows the creativity of and promotes interaction between the illustrations and the reader. The die cuts play an integral part of the books structure and story. For example, in one of the double page spreads, we see the boy hanging up nature pictures he painted on the left side of the page and on the right side, the reader looks through window cutouts and sees birds in a tree outside of the house. When the page is turned, we see this same window depicted as birds in the trees being rained on. The contributes to the story in that it helps to connect every spread to the one before it in a way that is invites the reader to imagine what the details of the next page entails. I think the author did this to promote creativity and imagination in a childs mind. The illustrations are rendered on gouache on kraft paper. This gives the book a handmade texture and look, resembling brown paper grocery bags which are staples in many childrens’ art projects and can help trigger the creative artistically side in a child allowing them to recall a time when they were creative.
Front matter: The front matter in this book hints at the theme of the rest of the book. For example, the first page we open to there are patches of grass, flowers, birds, and his animals walking along the two-page spread. This gives the reader an idea that the book will somehow feature the animals and have something to do with being outside. Along with the front matter is the half title page which shows the boy standing at the front door with it open and his dog looks like he could be walking along the page and stopped in front of the door. This illustration gives off a warm inviting tone which draw the reader in almost as if the boy is inviting us into his home before we see a glimpse of what he does. The front matter contributes to the story in the way that before the book even begins our mood is established by the inviting scene of the title page.
Opinion: My first impression of the book was that I liked the die-cuts. I thought it made the contents of the book engaging and was a creative way to pull the reader into the story. While I was flipping through the pages of this books I thought it was entertaining how certain elements of the page was also incorporated into the following page. For example, a plant outside becomes a plant in a vase. I think this book is a good way to expand the mind of a child but I didn’t enjoy it too much because there wasn’t really a plot line. It was merely showing a boy play with his pets in different seasons in and out of the house. If this book had an established plotline, I think I would have enjoyed it a more.
Format: The wordless picturebook format impacted my reading because it forced me to analyze the images more in depth rather than rely on a combination of text and images to interpret the story. For example, during the winter months I could tell that the boy enjoyed making snowmen because they appeared throughout this season either as a picture he drew or physically making one outside in the snow. Just by my observation of this I was able to get a sense that the book was more about nature and the boys' enjoyment of being outside. Only analyzing the illustrations was very different for me and it showed me that a wordless picture book can be just as entertaining as one with words an allowed me to appreciate the visual elements more. For example, this book had die-cuts that resembled an 'I spy' book which made it fun to read and look at. I liked being able have the perspective to being outside while looking in, and being inside and looking out. For a child I can see how a wordless picture book can teach them about the basic structure of a story. For example, in this story a child will be able to see that the story started in winter, as we were introduced to the activities throughout the months and ended in winter to make up the course of 1 year. This is an easy way to introduce the structure of the beginning, middle and end of a book. Also wordless picture book help a Childs comprehension skills because the child can make their own predictions based on what they think the next page will be about based on the die-cuts of the current page. Also they can make connections between the images and their own lives.
Theme: The main theme of the book centrals around nature. In every illustration, we see a form of nature being portrayed. For example, when the child is inside we see paintings of birds and drawings of trees on the walls. While outside, we see the boy planting a garden, building a snowman and even playing in the rain. The nature focused illustrations contribute to the story because it allows the reader to see how connected we are to nature, even from inside our homes. For example, most homes have windows that we can use to look outside or we might have a pet fish or a turtle to take care of. This allows us to see how much nature is a part of our lives even if it goes unnoticed.
Setting: This story takes place in two different locations, inside the boys home as well as outside his home. This is a key part of the nature themed book. Being able to use both settings work together to help show the boys’ love for nature. For example, there are potted plants inside his house as well as flowers and nature wallpaper and curtains. If the story took place completely inside and never showed the boy going outside, the reader could possibly get the sense that the boy is a homebody and does not enjoy going outside. In turn, this would impact the overall message that the author intended.
Medium: The type of medium the author uses shows the creativity of and promotes interaction between the illustrations and the reader. The die cuts play an integral part of the books structure and story. For example, in one of the double page spreads, we see the boy hanging up nature pictures he painted on the left side of the page and on the right side, the reader looks through window cutouts and sees birds in a tree outside of the house. When the page is turned, we see this same window depicted as birds in the trees being rained on. The contributes to the story in that it helps to connect every spread to the one before it in a way that is invites the reader to imagine what the details of the next page entails. I think the author did this to promote creativity and imagination in a childs mind. The illustrations are rendered on gouache on kraft paper. This gives the book a handmade texture and look, resembling brown paper grocery bags which are staples in many childrens’ art projects and can help trigger the creative artistically side in a child allowing them to recall a time when they were creative.
Front matter: The front matter in this book hints at the theme of the rest of the book. For example, the first page we open to there are patches of grass, flowers, birds, and his animals walking along the two-page spread. This gives the reader an idea that the book will somehow feature the animals and have something to do with being outside. Along with the front matter is the half title page which shows the boy standing at the front door with it open and his dog looks like he could be walking along the page and stopped in front of the door. This illustration gives off a warm inviting tone which draw the reader in almost as if the boy is inviting us into his home before we see a glimpse of what he does. The front matter contributes to the story in the way that before the book even begins our mood is established by the inviting scene of the title page.
Opinion: My first impression of the book was that I liked the die-cuts. I thought it made the contents of the book engaging and was a creative way to pull the reader into the story. While I was flipping through the pages of this books I thought it was entertaining how certain elements of the page was also incorporated into the following page. For example, a plant outside becomes a plant in a vase. I think this book is a good way to expand the mind of a child but I didn’t enjoy it too much because there wasn’t really a plot line. It was merely showing a boy play with his pets in different seasons in and out of the house. If this book had an established plotline, I think I would have enjoyed it a more.
Format: The wordless picturebook format impacted my reading because it forced me to analyze the images more in depth rather than rely on a combination of text and images to interpret the story. For example, during the winter months I could tell that the boy enjoyed making snowmen because they appeared throughout this season either as a picture he drew or physically making one outside in the snow. Just by my observation of this I was able to get a sense that the book was more about nature and the boys' enjoyment of being outside. Only analyzing the illustrations was very different for me and it showed me that a wordless picture book can be just as entertaining as one with words an allowed me to appreciate the visual elements more. For example, this book had die-cuts that resembled an 'I spy' book which made it fun to read and look at. I liked being able have the perspective to being outside while looking in, and being inside and looking out. For a child I can see how a wordless picture book can teach them about the basic structure of a story. For example, in this story a child will be able to see that the story started in winter, as we were introduced to the activities throughout the months and ended in winter to make up the course of 1 year. This is an easy way to introduce the structure of the beginning, middle and end of a book. Also wordless picture book help a Childs comprehension skills because the child can make their own predictions based on what they think the next page will be about based on the die-cuts of the current page. Also they can make connections between the images and their own lives.
August 1, 2017
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"What is happening outside today? Peek through the window to find out. What is happening inside? Peek again! Whimsical die-cuts throughout lead to charming and surprising reveals with every turn of the page. Filled with fun details (can you find the two mice playing throughout?), this deceptively simple book is one readers will visit again and again."
My nephew and I liked this book because it was printed on a brownish newspaper print like paper that made the boy who has Asian eyes seem like a Caribbean Asian! My nephew is both and so this book really touched his heart. We also loved the die-cuts which are repeated through the whole book. Amazingly for a book with NO words my nephew loved it and didn't race through it like I worried he would but kept turning back to comment on things. He even noticed that they cycled through the seasons, lol.
Of course his favorite spread was winter with the snowmen!! And that is what he drew. I loved the summer scene with the garden and the pool. And all the pets were so darling!! Really I think this is the perfect keep quiet book to take with you when you need your child to be occupied but not mindlessly!! The art is just so darn beautiful and I loved that you never really knew what was inside or outside!!
BOTTOM LINE: A must HAVE for every child!!
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"What is happening outside today? Peek through the window to find out. What is happening inside? Peek again! Whimsical die-cuts throughout lead to charming and surprising reveals with every turn of the page. Filled with fun details (can you find the two mice playing throughout?), this deceptively simple book is one readers will visit again and again."
My nephew and I liked this book because it was printed on a brownish newspaper print like paper that made the boy who has Asian eyes seem like a Caribbean Asian! My nephew is both and so this book really touched his heart. We also loved the die-cuts which are repeated through the whole book. Amazingly for a book with NO words my nephew loved it and didn't race through it like I worried he would but kept turning back to comment on things. He even noticed that they cycled through the seasons, lol.
Of course his favorite spread was winter with the snowmen!! And that is what he drew. I loved the summer scene with the garden and the pool. And all the pets were so darling!! Really I think this is the perfect keep quiet book to take with you when you need your child to be occupied but not mindlessly!! The art is just so darn beautiful and I loved that you never really knew what was inside or outside!!
BOTTOM LINE: A must HAVE for every child!!
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March 18, 2013
This lovely wordless book explores the changing seasons in a subtle and engaging way. The book starts on the inside of a house with a young boy and a little black dog. The boy is planting seeds in pots while the dog watches and two white mice play. Through the die cut windows, you can see the snowmen in the yard. Turn the page and you are outside with those snowmen, the birds eating the seeds. Turn again and you are inside once more, this time able to glimpse flowering trees out the window. The plants in the pots are green and growing too. The boy is hanging pictures on the walls about birds and snowmen melting. Keep turning and the seasons change, marked by activities, the pictures on the walls, and what you can see through the windows.
There is a wonderful organic feel to this book, partly thanks to the textured brown paper that serves as the background for all of the images. That feel is also helped by the color scheme of greens, blues and terra cotta. The die cuts are used very skillfully throughout, offering glimpses from inside to outside and back again. The wordless nature of the book makes it a universal story, ideal for being shared with families who may use another language at home.
Filled with small details that will have children looking back at previous pages when they discover something new, this book is perfect for lingering over on long trips or snuggled in someone’s lap. Appropriate for ages 2-4.
There is a wonderful organic feel to this book, partly thanks to the textured brown paper that serves as the background for all of the images. That feel is also helped by the color scheme of greens, blues and terra cotta. The die cuts are used very skillfully throughout, offering glimpses from inside to outside and back again. The wordless nature of the book makes it a universal story, ideal for being shared with families who may use another language at home.
Filled with small details that will have children looking back at previous pages when they discover something new, this book is perfect for lingering over on long trips or snuggled in someone’s lap. Appropriate for ages 2-4.
April 22, 2013
Inside Outside by Lizi Boyd is a great picture book to show the multiple activities children can engage in both in the house and out in the yard.
The house is for making art, caring for pets, reading books, and playing games. Outside play changes as the year goes on. Outside is where snowmen are built, kites are flown, gardens are planted and tended and leaves are raked.
There are no words; instead Inside Outside reads like an “I spy” game where pages are full of images that kids can look for and name. The brown paper stock feels warm and inviting, almost as though the book is a kid’s art project creation. Boyd’s illustrations carry that feel, as they are simple and whimsical.
Children will also delight in discovering the cutouts on each page, which provide a window from one world to another. For instance, when the child inside is making a boat to sail on the pond, he can see the pond, birds and trees out his window. On the next page he is outside sailing his boat on the pond, and he can look back through the same cutout to see into the house on the previous page, where he see the books on his bookcase.
There are so many delightful details in Inside Outside it should provide hours of fun over multiple readings as both parents and children discover new things each time they pick it up.
The publisher provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
The house is for making art, caring for pets, reading books, and playing games. Outside play changes as the year goes on. Outside is where snowmen are built, kites are flown, gardens are planted and tended and leaves are raked.
There are no words; instead Inside Outside reads like an “I spy” game where pages are full of images that kids can look for and name. The brown paper stock feels warm and inviting, almost as though the book is a kid’s art project creation. Boyd’s illustrations carry that feel, as they are simple and whimsical.
Children will also delight in discovering the cutouts on each page, which provide a window from one world to another. For instance, when the child inside is making a boat to sail on the pond, he can see the pond, birds and trees out his window. On the next page he is outside sailing his boat on the pond, and he can look back through the same cutout to see into the house on the previous page, where he see the books on his bookcase.
There are so many delightful details in Inside Outside it should provide hours of fun over multiple readings as both parents and children discover new things each time they pick it up.
The publisher provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
February 7, 2013
An intriguing, charming book with lots of appeal to all ages. The end pages begin the journey of a young child who begins inside a very child friendly home with toys and plants and galoushes and books and faces looking in the window and then next we are outside with that same child and some snowmen and a busy dog, with the chance to look back inside to that lovely room and then, you guessed it, we are back inside with an easel and a puppet stage and a sleepy cat and lots of artwork on the wall with tree branches and birds through the window...and so the wordless story goes. The soft brown background compliments the warm colors of the furnishings, clothing, toys, etc that fill up our hero's/heroine's life.
August 9, 2016
Season by season, a boy contentedly enjoys his life both inside and outside of his little house. The book is wordless, with illustrations on a background that looks like a brown paper bag. You can peek out of the die-cut windows to see birds singing in their nests or leaves changing by the season. He has a myriad of animal friends, ranging from a dog, a smiling cat, a couple of mice and a turtle. He feeds the turtle lettuce, takes it outside for walks or a swim and draws pictures of it. All of the creatures in this book are happy and you feel the quiet joy that this little boy feels in his simple day-to-day life. It's the kind of book that you could look at over and over again.
October 11, 2014
What a great book, and very low key and not try to wow you or overload you with excitement. Transitioning in and out of the house becomes very experiential, and I wondered whether I could create a view of the house from above to sense the rooms and landscaping. The windows between pages truly are windows in the story. The simple drawings, the depth of details, the sense of quiet, and the turtle the makes its way from page to page makes this an enjoyable book to come back to.
December 27, 2014
Was I very, very, tired when I read the review of this? Or did it fail to mention the die cuts on every spread?
This is lovely. This is creative. This is charming.
This is going to be done in by the first unsupervised toddler who reads it.
If this was printed on sturdy, coated paper, it might have a longer shelf life. As it is, I expect it to have a very,very short shelf life.
This is lovely. This is creative. This is charming.
This is going to be done in by the first unsupervised toddler who reads it.
If this was printed on sturdy, coated paper, it might have a longer shelf life. As it is, I expect it to have a very,very short shelf life.
April 23, 2019
Cho đến giờ, mình vẫn thỉnh thoảng nhầm lẫn khái niệm trẻ đọc sách, là trẻ đọc chữ.
Ở mình đang có khái niệm rằng con đọc sách, tức là con tự đọc chữ và tự hiểu nội dung trong từng cuốn sách rồi. Nên hay có những tung hô cho các bé nhỏ tuổi, mà đã vanh vách đánh vần bao nhiêu từ khó.
Nhưng đó có phải là đọc sách? Đọc, là quá trình mình tự tư duy với những điều mình thấy và nhìn nhận được. Nên ở nước ngoài trẻ con từ 2 tuổi, đã có sách cho nó.
Hai tuổi, là não bộ bắt đầu phân biệt và nhận dạng được màu sắc, là bắt đầu bập bẹ được vài âm thanh.
Cùng một cuốn sách, có thể có nhiều cách đọc khác nhau tuỳ vào từng giai đoạn phát triển của trẻ nhỏ.
Như cuốn này, không có chữ. Vậy con đọc gì? Đọc tranh. Đọc thế nào thì phụ thuộc mức độ hiểu con của bố mẹ. Con mới chỉ kết nối được hình ảnh sách với thực tế ở ngoài, thường tầm hơn 3 tuổi, thì cho tìm chuột mỗi trang. Lớn lên tí nữa là câu chuyện về mùa, rồi bố mẹ mở rộng ra bài học ngoài lề về vui chơi, tới 6 tuổi là có thể tự sáng tạo câu chuyện của riêng mình. Còn tạo hứng thú cho trẻ được với sách thì dựa vào sáng tạo của bố mẹ.
Tiếp xúc và nói chuyện lắng nghe một số bố mẹ. Mình ko đánh giá hay định kiến, cũng có thể mình chưa có con, nên ko hiểu quá trình. Nhưng một số mình cảm thấy còn hơi lười quá. Cứ muốn mua sách, chắc chắn phải có bài học rõ ràng cho con tự đọc tự hiểu rồi ép con ngồi đó đọc. Chữ thì phải nhiều, sách càng đắt thì phải càng dày càng nhiều thông tin. Biết đọc sách cho con tốt vì mấy cái dẫn chứng số liệu kết quả, chỉ nắm được cái how to, là mỗi tối đọc cho con 15’ như nghĩa vụ. Mà ko hiểu Why, tại sao đọc con cuốn đó, tại sao lại cần đọc cho con.
Vậy nên, sau này nếu có con, mình hi vọng nó được tiếp xúc với tư tưởng trước đã. Những cuốn sách giúp con hiểu được chữ Why, chứ không phải đảo ngược lại như mình. Từng đọc bao cuốn how to rồi để đó mà chẳng biết dùng. Hiểu why, thì tìm cuốn how to dễ lắm.
Ps lan man. Cuốn sách tranh này ổn. Cá nhân thấy hơi rối cho trẻ 3 tuổi. Mà tầm 4,5 tuổi thì ko biết có còn hứng thú ko. Và cũng khó cho bố mẹ đứng dưới góc tư duy của con để sáng tạo cách đọc. Cuốn này, một thử thách sáng tạo lớn cho bố mẹ đó!
Ở mình đang có khái niệm rằng con đọc sách, tức là con tự đọc chữ và tự hiểu nội dung trong từng cuốn sách rồi. Nên hay có những tung hô cho các bé nhỏ tuổi, mà đã vanh vách đánh vần bao nhiêu từ khó.
Nhưng đó có phải là đọc sách? Đọc, là quá trình mình tự tư duy với những điều mình thấy và nhìn nhận được. Nên ở nước ngoài trẻ con từ 2 tuổi, đã có sách cho nó.
Hai tuổi, là não bộ bắt đầu phân biệt và nhận dạng được màu sắc, là bắt đầu bập bẹ được vài âm thanh.
Cùng một cuốn sách, có thể có nhiều cách đọc khác nhau tuỳ vào từng giai đoạn phát triển của trẻ nhỏ.
Như cuốn này, không có chữ. Vậy con đọc gì? Đọc tranh. Đọc thế nào thì phụ thuộc mức độ hiểu con của bố mẹ. Con mới chỉ kết nối được hình ảnh sách với thực tế ở ngoài, thường tầm hơn 3 tuổi, thì cho tìm chuột mỗi trang. Lớn lên tí nữa là câu chuyện về mùa, rồi bố mẹ mở rộng ra bài học ngoài lề về vui chơi, tới 6 tuổi là có thể tự sáng tạo câu chuyện của riêng mình. Còn tạo hứng thú cho trẻ được với sách thì dựa vào sáng tạo của bố mẹ.
Tiếp xúc và nói chuyện lắng nghe một số bố mẹ. Mình ko đánh giá hay định kiến, cũng có thể mình chưa có con, nên ko hiểu quá trình. Nhưng một số mình cảm thấy còn hơi lười quá. Cứ muốn mua sách, chắc chắn phải có bài học rõ ràng cho con tự đọc tự hiểu rồi ép con ngồi đó đọc. Chữ thì phải nhiều, sách càng đắt thì phải càng dày càng nhiều thông tin. Biết đọc sách cho con tốt vì mấy cái dẫn chứng số liệu kết quả, chỉ nắm được cái how to, là mỗi tối đọc cho con 15’ như nghĩa vụ. Mà ko hiểu Why, tại sao đọc con cuốn đó, tại sao lại cần đọc cho con.
Vậy nên, sau này nếu có con, mình hi vọng nó được tiếp xúc với tư tưởng trước đã. Những cuốn sách giúp con hiểu được chữ Why, chứ không phải đảo ngược lại như mình. Từng đọc bao cuốn how to rồi để đó mà chẳng biết dùng. Hiểu why, thì tìm cuốn how to dễ lắm.
Ps lan man. Cuốn sách tranh này ổn. Cá nhân thấy hơi rối cho trẻ 3 tuổi. Mà tầm 4,5 tuổi thì ko biết có còn hứng thú ko. Và cũng khó cho bố mẹ đứng dưới góc tư duy của con để sáng tạo cách đọc. Cuốn này, một thử thách sáng tạo lớn cho bố mẹ đó!
January 26, 2019
Very neat wordless picture book with cut outs which lead you through the seasons.
January 24, 2019
Exquisitely illustrated.
August 7, 2018
A wordless picture book with die-cuts that create windows to peak inside/outside as a boy and his dog lovingly play outside/inside throughout all four seasons.
February 7, 2020
I really enjoyed this book! This was my first encounter with a wordless picture book, but I thought it was very interesting. The illustrations were so detailed that it really allowed me to fully interpret the story for what was on the page. I also really enjoyed creating my own story while reading through this book. I was able to really interact with the book, and I think that this book would be great for children. They can really interact with the text and explore their imagination through this book! I would highly recommend for this book for all children!
February 26, 2014
Inside Outside
by Lizi Boyd
Text-to-Self:
The book consistently shows scenes that take place inside and then outside using some of the same objects for each place that are seen through the windows. I think the idea for the book was super creative. I can connect the book text-to-self by looking at all the activities the little girl in the story does. For instance, some of the things the little girl does includes putting soil in flower pots, building a snowman, hanging up pictures, playing in puddles, flying a kite, making crafts, reading books, raking leaves, and playing with sleds in the snow. I know as a little child I participated in nearly every single one of these activities and I'm sure the students I have will be participating in them as well.
Text-to-Text:
I can connect the book to other texts we read about seasons. The book covered all of the seasons: winter (when it snowed), spring (when it rained), summer (when the vegetables in the garden grew), and fall (when the leaves were on the ground). So I can go over all four seasons that were in the book and point them out.
Text-to-World:
Each scene in the book shows common items that are in most every household. I would go over different scenes and ask the students if they have some of the same things in their house? I would also ask if they think most people in the world have these same items in their houses or not. And ask why some households may not have what is shown in their houses.
by Lizi Boyd
Text-to-Self:
The book consistently shows scenes that take place inside and then outside using some of the same objects for each place that are seen through the windows. I think the idea for the book was super creative. I can connect the book text-to-self by looking at all the activities the little girl in the story does. For instance, some of the things the little girl does includes putting soil in flower pots, building a snowman, hanging up pictures, playing in puddles, flying a kite, making crafts, reading books, raking leaves, and playing with sleds in the snow. I know as a little child I participated in nearly every single one of these activities and I'm sure the students I have will be participating in them as well.
Text-to-Text:
I can connect the book to other texts we read about seasons. The book covered all of the seasons: winter (when it snowed), spring (when it rained), summer (when the vegetables in the garden grew), and fall (when the leaves were on the ground). So I can go over all four seasons that were in the book and point them out.
Text-to-World:
Each scene in the book shows common items that are in most every household. I would go over different scenes and ask the students if they have some of the same things in their house? I would also ask if they think most people in the world have these same items in their houses or not. And ask why some households may not have what is shown in their houses.
February 16, 2018
This wordless book would remain fiction due to it just being a picture book, which enabels children to imagine a story on their own! The best fitting audience would be those of the primary age group of about three to six year olds.
Text to Text: This book almost reminds me of the iSpy books in a way because there are no words and you simply have to find certain items on the pages to truly understand the concept or make up a personal viewpoint of the story. In "Inside Outside", you must peek behind flaps and search the pages for details in order to generate a full story about what the book depicts!
Text to Self: I relate to this text personally because just as the boy enjoys his pets and playing inside and outside, I enjoy similar things. For example, I love dogs and also when inside, I enjoy baking and doing crafts, while when outside I enjoy playing sports such as volleyball and soccer.
Text to World: In relation to our world, this book truly demonstrates how impactful nature is on our lives. Though nature may go unnoticed, this book pinpoints how crucial and important it is: inside and out. For example, taking care of a pet or simply looking out the windows of a home to see all the nature that exists. The natural part of our lives remain important to our health, and therefore we must do everything we can to preserve it, such as planting more trees when having to cut them down for paper!
Text to Text: This book almost reminds me of the iSpy books in a way because there are no words and you simply have to find certain items on the pages to truly understand the concept or make up a personal viewpoint of the story. In "Inside Outside", you must peek behind flaps and search the pages for details in order to generate a full story about what the book depicts!
Text to Self: I relate to this text personally because just as the boy enjoys his pets and playing inside and outside, I enjoy similar things. For example, I love dogs and also when inside, I enjoy baking and doing crafts, while when outside I enjoy playing sports such as volleyball and soccer.
Text to World: In relation to our world, this book truly demonstrates how impactful nature is on our lives. Though nature may go unnoticed, this book pinpoints how crucial and important it is: inside and out. For example, taking care of a pet or simply looking out the windows of a home to see all the nature that exists. The natural part of our lives remain important to our health, and therefore we must do everything we can to preserve it, such as planting more trees when having to cut them down for paper!
April 19, 2016
Inside and outside, readers can image that the four seasons change in a magical way. At the beginning, there is a boy and a dog, the boy is planting seeds in pots while the dog watches and two white mice play, through the die cut windows, the boy can see the snowmen in the yard, the birds eating the seeds. Next page, the boy is inside once more, he can catch flowering trees out the window. The plants turn green, and the boy finds snowmen melting. Most plants keep turing color, and finally, which means winter will become spring. All of this book shows how the seasons change
About this book, it is no words, readers can make a story by the pictures, but for this book, making a story is not easy because in every page, the pictures are not connected with previous page. But in every part of page, here are some places are cut, they always match with next page, and can made of a story.
This book is really interesting, and special. Its picture style are really suitable for children because it is really cute. Every kids when they watch this book, they can image their own story. In this book, the color is bright, and colors match every season. About the most of pictures show lines. The die cuts are used very skillfully and special part throughout the book, offering glimpses from inside to outside and back again.
About this book, it is no words, readers can make a story by the pictures, but for this book, making a story is not easy because in every page, the pictures are not connected with previous page. But in every part of page, here are some places are cut, they always match with next page, and can made of a story.
This book is really interesting, and special. Its picture style are really suitable for children because it is really cute. Every kids when they watch this book, they can image their own story. In this book, the color is bright, and colors match every season. About the most of pictures show lines. The die cuts are used very skillfully and special part throughout the book, offering glimpses from inside to outside and back again.
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February 26, 2016Wordless Book, Copyright 2013
Genre: Realistic Fiction. This is story about made up characters but it could happen in real life.
Target Audience: Primary PreK to 2nd Grade. Students will appreciate the intricate details in the beautiful illustrations. The child featured in the story plays with items that students in these grades would be familiar with.
Making Connections
Text to Self: This book reminded me of all the ways my brothers and I would stay entertained as a child. We would play indoors with blanket forts and toys, or outside in the sand or on the playground.
Text to Text: "Goodnight Moon" by Margaret Wise Brown. I made a connection to this book mainly due to the style of illustration. Both books use bright colors and sharp lines. "Inside Outside" is wordless, while "Goodnight Moon" has very little words. Children can choose to read "Goodnight Moon" without the words and get creative with the story like they can with "Inside Outside".
Text to World: I connected this book to the different seasons. The book illustrates the different seasons passing and the things to do indoors and outdoors during these seasons. It would be great to connect this story to a lesson on weather and climate.
Genre: Realistic Fiction. This is story about made up characters but it could happen in real life.
Target Audience: Primary PreK to 2nd Grade. Students will appreciate the intricate details in the beautiful illustrations. The child featured in the story plays with items that students in these grades would be familiar with.
Making Connections
Text to Self: This book reminded me of all the ways my brothers and I would stay entertained as a child. We would play indoors with blanket forts and toys, or outside in the sand or on the playground.
Text to Text: "Goodnight Moon" by Margaret Wise Brown. I made a connection to this book mainly due to the style of illustration. Both books use bright colors and sharp lines. "Inside Outside" is wordless, while "Goodnight Moon" has very little words. Children can choose to read "Goodnight Moon" without the words and get creative with the story like they can with "Inside Outside".
Text to World: I connected this book to the different seasons. The book illustrates the different seasons passing and the things to do indoors and outdoors during these seasons. It would be great to connect this story to a lesson on weather and climate.
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February 28, 2014Text to self: in this book it has cut outs so that you can see what’s on the next page and the pages switch between outside and inside with each turn, so when the characters are inside you could look outside and see what is going on out there and when I am home I look outside every morning to see what the day looks like so I know if it will be a nice day or not.
Text to text: On every other page of this book, when the characters are inside, there are two mice that are running around and playing and you have to search for them to find them. So when you are looking for the mice it feels like a Where’s Waldo book, because you have to go look for the mice that are hiding like you need to look for Waldo amongst all the people.
Text to world: In this book you can see to the next page and see what might occur and as people in this world we like to be able to see things that will happen especially the weather. We like to know what will occur in the weather so that we can plan and make preparations for it so that if we want to leave early the next morning we can set our alarms for the morning.
Text to text: On every other page of this book, when the characters are inside, there are two mice that are running around and playing and you have to search for them to find them. So when you are looking for the mice it feels like a Where’s Waldo book, because you have to go look for the mice that are hiding like you need to look for Waldo amongst all the people.
Text to world: In this book you can see to the next page and see what might occur and as people in this world we like to be able to see things that will happen especially the weather. We like to know what will occur in the weather so that we can plan and make preparations for it so that if we want to leave early the next morning we can set our alarms for the morning.
November 16, 2015
I ended up reading this book and Outside, Inside simultaneously, since they came up next to each other in my book search. They really work well together and my children loved reading them with me. It was a wonderful experience and I rated both books 5 stars.
This one won me over because it is told only in pictures, no words, and each page has cutouts for windows so that you see part of the next page ahead of time. It is brilliantly done: sometimes you are on the inside of the house and the window reveals the scene outside the house on the next page. Other times you are outside and the cutout turns out to be a frame for a photograph on the refrigerator on the next page inside the house. It becomes both a discovery process and a mimicry of the ebb and flow of life - explore/ponder; immerse/retreat. The artwork is lovely and the child in the story is basically androgynous (although they are usually wearing blue) and perhaps white, perhaps Asian, so it added to the interpretive feel of the story.
This one won me over because it is told only in pictures, no words, and each page has cutouts for windows so that you see part of the next page ahead of time. It is brilliantly done: sometimes you are on the inside of the house and the window reveals the scene outside the house on the next page. Other times you are outside and the cutout turns out to be a frame for a photograph on the refrigerator on the next page inside the house. It becomes both a discovery process and a mimicry of the ebb and flow of life - explore/ponder; immerse/retreat. The artwork is lovely and the child in the story is basically androgynous (although they are usually wearing blue) and perhaps white, perhaps Asian, so it added to the interpretive feel of the story.
November 24, 2013
Lizi Boyd’s wordless book features die-cut windows that readers can use to peer at small details on adjacent pages. The story’s greatest charm is in its portrait of a boy who lives alone and is constantly (yet tranquilly) busy. Clean gouache images painted on brown paper give the spreads a homemade feel. The opening scene shows the boy inside, busy at his table, preparing to start seeds in pots. Through the die-cut holes, snowmen the boy has built can be seen outside. The next spread is set outdoors; the boy plays in the snow, while a picture of a snowman that the boy has drawn is visible inside the house. Interior and exterior views alternate as the boy’s seeds sprout, and he finds a turtle in the spring rain. He gardens, makes sailboats, sails them in a little pool, then draws pictures of them, too. He’s full of ideas about new things to do, his animals and plants flourish, and the overall feeling is one of pervasive contentment. Many small incidents will sustain interest through multiple readings.
August 13, 2016
This wordless book focuses on the adventures of a young boy inside and outside his house over the course of one year (winter to winter). Along with his dog, cat, turtle, and numerous birds, the black-haired boy revels in exploring his indoor and outdoor worlds. Inside he paints pictures, puts on puppet shows, reads, and does crafts. Outside he makes snowmen, plants seeds, splashes in puddles, and flies his homemade kite. Although there isn’t a plot, the changing of the seasons provides a through line. Additionally, die-cuts of different shapes and sizes tie elements from one scene into the next creating a continuous flow. The illustrations, gouache on brown kraft paper, use simple lines and shapes with just the right amount of color to bring life to the pages. A great one-on-one book that supports the Every Child Ready to Read practice of playing.
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April 9, 2014
Utopian waldenesque fiction for the very young. It was great to see this kid and dog doing everything with no adults bossing them around. Each page turn showed me a microcosm all within the house and yard--there's enough to explore and do there. The kid's imagination gets to have free rein even though it's a mostly realistic (if idealistic) setting.
In this book, play = we make, we do, we take care of. The social world is a world of willing pets, semi-wild animals, and imagined friends.
The cutouts were well done, and it was nice that the book was wordless, because I got to focus on the cutouts as the second narrative. These paper play elements were so well executed, I couldn't see them half the time. Brilliant graphic design and illustration to achieve this kind of illusion without flaps or stickers. The illustrations gave me a lot to look at on each page, for making inferences and holding onto meaningful details.
In this book, play = we make, we do, we take care of. The social world is a world of willing pets, semi-wild animals, and imagined friends.
The cutouts were well done, and it was nice that the book was wordless, because I got to focus on the cutouts as the second narrative. These paper play elements were so well executed, I couldn't see them half the time. Brilliant graphic design and illustration to achieve this kind of illusion without flaps or stickers. The illustrations gave me a lot to look at on each page, for making inferences and holding onto meaningful details.
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August 4, 2013I'm utterly charmed by this wordless picture book depicting the gentle adventures of a child inside and outside of his home over the course of a year. The changing seasons, the cozy details of the child's home and garden... I just love it. Being wordless, and being best read close-up, this might not be the best candidate for a large group storytime, but I can just imagine cuddling up with a kiddo one-on-one to enjoy this. It's so much fun to see how each illustration interacts with the previous and next ones through the die-cut windows on each page. This book is a great example of the ways in which a child can have fun without the use of screens and technology, too, as the boy in this book keeps himself busy with art, making snowmen, flying a kite, gardening, and so on.
Altogether a delight!
Altogether a delight!
August 7, 2013
A lovely wordless picture book with die cuts that predict/reveal/recall events of the story. Which is a story the reader makes up, as it is wordless. A child and his/her animals friends (a dog, cat, turtle, birds, mice) fill the pages with the details of everyday life through the season -- the clothes and accoutrements of each season, indoor and outdoor activities, planning for the garden in the winter, planting in the spring, seeing the flowers bloom in the summer. And the story will evolved as the reader notices more and more details . . . so many details! Does the turtle teach the dog to swim? And the child builds boats for the birds because they seem to be sinking as the dog swims! Children will page back and forth to uncover/discover more details . . . and to see what antics the mice are up to this time.
Medium: gouache on kraft paper.
Medium: gouache on kraft paper.
August 11, 2014
Inside Outside by Lizi Boyd is a wonderful wordless picture book that follows a little boy and his dog as they play and explore together throughout the year. A cut-out window on each page spread connects the inside and outside worlds: on the first page we see the boy potting seeds in the kitchen while we see a snowman peeking in through the window. When the page is turned, we're now outside with that same snowman.
Readers get to follow along with the boy's activities in rain, snow, and sunshine. Lots of little details fill the scenes perfect for exploring with younger readers. A great choice for a story time in mom or dad's lap, kids will want to follow the little boy's example with some fun seasonal activities of their own!
Readers get to follow along with the boy's activities in rain, snow, and sunshine. Lots of little details fill the scenes perfect for exploring with younger readers. A great choice for a story time in mom or dad's lap, kids will want to follow the little boy's example with some fun seasonal activities of their own!
July 26, 2016
a boy and his dog are inside an artful house with die cut windows showing snowmen similar to the art on the walls of his room, the next spread is the boy and the dog outside with the snowmen and the die cut windows peer back inside at the snowman drawing, the potted tree. And so it goes, activities inside and out, seasons changing, possibilities explanding of all there is to do in both the inner and outer worlds, all wordless, all told through a visual stroll through this lovely calm book. Designed on brown paper that feels appealingly like a grocery store bag and the illustrations of a gentle chalk like quality to them, just the kind of activity - make your own book - that the boy in the story and those who are reading it would enjoy.
July 21, 2015
This picture book has fun illustrations that keeps your eyes going from one page to the next. The pictures tell the story of a little boy and his play adventures that go from inside to outside of his house through the seasons. The little boy adventures through the seasons and does all sorts of projects from playing in water, making a snowman, painting pictures, and much much more.The book has fun cut outs on the page that frames and displays objects from the last page and incorporates them into the new page. This book will help young children to tell their own story as the boy in the book plays. I would use this book to help familiarize young children with story telling, learning objects names, and learning the seasons.
April 27, 2016
Inside Outside, written by Lizi Boyd, is the story of a young boy and his adventures throughout every season. The book contains no words, but rather, it contains pictures that have a simplistic yet detailed style within every page. The left page shows a painting on the wall that show was has happened and the windows on the right, as well everything in his room, show what's going to happen and what he is planning to do.
The book has very calming sceneries that allows the child to be calm, but due to the many details in the pages, the story is sort of complex. The illustrator uses cool tones and the storyline seems flat. Overall, I believe that this novel could be for a child 3rd-5th grade in order for them to fully understand the pictures and make connections with every detail.
The book has very calming sceneries that allows the child to be calm, but due to the many details in the pages, the story is sort of complex. The illustrator uses cool tones and the storyline seems flat. Overall, I believe that this novel could be for a child 3rd-5th grade in order for them to fully understand the pictures and make connections with every detail.
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April 27, 2016
"Inside Outside" was a cute, but complex read. The book is about the daily life of a young boy in each season. The illustrations feature clever die cut pages that illustrate the inside and outside life of the boy during the four seasons. Each spread of pages is either inside or outside, but you can see both the inside and outside at all times.
The pictures are mainly cool tones and flat- nothing really pops off the page. It also has very intricate details, and the pictures flow with each other. I would say that this book would be difficult for a child to read or interpret. It was not until the second time reading it that we truly started to understand it. I would suggest this for a more advanced reader in third through fifth grade.
The pictures are mainly cool tones and flat- nothing really pops off the page. It also has very intricate details, and the pictures flow with each other. I would say that this book would be difficult for a child to read or interpret. It was not until the second time reading it that we truly started to understand it. I would suggest this for a more advanced reader in third through fifth grade.
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