Once I Was...

by Niki Clark Leopold

A poet celebrates the wonders of change, in a charming book with vivid images that describes how people go from being one thing to another or liking one thing to another, as they grow.

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

First published March 15, 1999

Reviews

[Shelby Dains · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book, it was simple and had big words that stood out that were easy to see. I think this book would be good for about kindergarten age range. This would be a great book to start out finding words to read and sound out. It also is a good book for comparison of different events like how they used to be one way and it changed into another so this could be an activity for 1st grade (read the book to the class and then have a writing prompt).

[Erica · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was sweet, with a bit of poetry that felt bittersweet to me - it hits the transitional notes of childhood pretty well. The art is nice - legible to kids, but symbolic enough to stand in for many, with a rustic made-at-camp sort of feel.

[Michele · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very cute way to talk about how everything changes

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

simple but clear cute book about how everyone & everything changes. My 2.5 yo loved it.

[Naomi London · Rating 5 out of 5]

A sensitively written children's book that is structured like a poem.
Beautifully drawn images and simple, poignant text.
I enjoy it time and time again when I read it aloud to my daughter...

[Salsabrarian]

A nifty rhyming book about growing and how things change from small to big: I used to be a pine cone, now I am a forest. Once I sang alone, now I am a chorus.