The Visit

by Reeve Lindbergh, Wendy Halperin (Illustrator)

For two sisters a visit to their aunt and uncle's farm means hayloft adventures, woods to explore, mouth-watering country suppers, and the fun and comfort of sharing these delights with each other.
With lyrical verse and lushly detailed images, Reeve Lindbergh and Wendy Anderson Halperin draw us into this warm and accessible portrait of a universal childhood experience: the excitement of an away-from-home sleepover visit. Young readers will want to return again and again to its gentle adventures and firefly nights.

Genres: Picture Books, Family

40 pages, Hardcover

First published March 17, 2005

About the author

Children's author, novelist, and poet Reeve Lindbergh is the daughter of world-renowned aviator Charles Lindbergh and his wife, the talented writer Anne Morrow Lindbergh.

Reviews

[Alice · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a great well written book. I love the repetition on the first line and the last line ! I also like the story!!

An overall well done book! Thank you! Nice to give a good book review for a change!

[Ecl Storytellers · Rating 4 out of 5]

The text incorporates repetition of certain phrases--kind of sing-songy. Big image in the center, with little ones around. Nice summer in the country imagery.

[The Brothers · Rating 3 out of 5]

Two sisters go visit their aunt and uncle and the adventures that ensue. Written in lyrical poetry. Nothing too exciting happens.

Lots of illustrations to look at.

[Robin Raines-Bond · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sweet story - very well written. The illustrations do a great job telling the story also, and giving you the wonderful feelings of this fun visit to an Aunt and Uncles.

[SKP · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like Reeve Lindbergh’s poetry, and the illustrations were lovely. The story was sort of boring though to be honest. If your child has relatives that they go to visit without Mom and Dad, it might be a nice book to share before they visit those folks, but as a now-retired children’s librarian, I doubt I would have used it in a storytime. More appropriate for one-on-one bedtime reading.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice rhyming verse with one line that repeats at the beginning and end, makes a very nice pattern. Big illustrations present the main action, smaller sequential ones present other parts. A very unique layout.