Up!

by Kristine O'Connell George

A trip to the park with Daddy is full of joyful opportunities to climb, to jump, to swing, to be lifted . . . Up! Once again, award-winning poet Kristine O’Connell George takes a playful look at the world through the eyes of a very young child. With a theme every parent and toddler will recognize, her brief stanzas, accompanied by Hiroe Nakata’s bright watercolor paintings, perfectly capture the thrill and exuberance of being “Up!”

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Family, Realistic Fiction

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Kristine O'Connell George is one of the principal voices in contemporary children's poetry. Since her first highly-acclaimed book, The Great Frog Race was published in 1997, Kristine O'Connell George's poetry has generated excitement and earned honors and praise. Awards for her books include the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award, International Reading Association / Lee Bennett Hopkins Promising Poet Award, the Golden Kite, Myra Cohn Livingston Poetry Awards, Claudia Lewis Poetry Awards, ALA notables, NCTE notables, School Library Journal Best Books, Hornbook Fanfare, Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award, and IRA-CBC Children's Choice.

Reviews

[Ashley Shrum · Rating 4 out of 5]

I would read this book just for a fun book to read to my students.

[Indah Threez Lestari · Rating 3 out of 5]

712 - 2019

[Maya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Published in 2005.

This is a sweet book about a father daughter. I wouldn’t read this to my students because it could negatively effect students with out fathers.

[Kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice, easy sight words - great for students learning to read.

[Franci · Rating 3 out of 5]

#87 of 2021

Fun illustrations.

[Addie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cute. 3 year old liked it too

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

This worked quite well for my baby storytime (23 months and younger). The text suggests lots of actions for parents to do with their babies encouraging active participation. I love Hiroe Nakata's watercolor illustrations - in fact they're what caused me to pick this book up in the first place as I'm a big fan of All of Baby, Nose to Toes. Nakato's babies and toddlers are some of the cutest I've seen in picture books and it's nice to see a Dad as the main parental character. I will definitely be using this for baby storytime again sometime!

Used for Action Babies! Storytime 1/18/13

[Olivia Bailey · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book can help students learn how to write short poems themselves. They can gain from the author how to use short concise words to paint a vivid picture.
Also the punctuation used in the books helps the students learn the effect of it in a sentence and in a poem.
Repeating the word up send students the picture and message that the girl likes to be up. Teaches how repetition serves the purpose of emphasizing.
The book teaches the emphasis of sound words and how students can make them.

[Antonia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I truly like the graphics and pictures within this book. The colors are vivid and playful the words are easy to read, rhymes, and can keep the attention of the class. I also would use this book to talk about family relationships. This book also offers the reader an opportunity to connect emotions with the action described by the words.

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

A sweet book with simple rhymes about a toddler and her daddy. Has movement concepts and a few sound words such as 'Boing!' Each scenario involves the toddler wanting to go up either in a swing, her daddy's arms, walking tall on a wall, or climbing a tree. Good for toddlers.

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

both Kelsea nad Noah like this. It all about a dughter and his daddy.

[Rose]

E Geo

[Molly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bunny Hop Sun theme

[Shelli · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute picture book about a child spending the day with her daddy. Interest level: kindergarten or younger.

[Victoria Clay · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a very cute book. It is gret for beginning readers and could also be used to practice rhyming. I like that it celebrates the relationship between a dad and his little girl.

[Katie Fitzgerald · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read at Pajama Story Time on 9/26/12: http://storytimesecrets.blogspot.com/...

[Paula · Rating 2 out of 5]

Rhyming text and illustrations animate the feeling of "up" as experienced by a little girl with her father.

[Chelsea Kirkland · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short, simple rhymes about getting up, going outside, and playing with daddy. Good for a morning time/ weekend storytime.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book for energetic preschoolers and their doting daddies.

[Lesley Looper · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sweet rhyming book with cheerful illustrations, a cute one for young readers.