Higher! Higher!, by Leslie Patricelli, is a picture book that would be best for early childhood readers. The main character in this book is a little girl, who is not named, who is swinging on a swing during the entire time of the book. The point of view is first person because it is told through the little girl's eyes. The setting of this book varies. First she is on a playground, then she gets pushed higher into the sky, then she eventually gets pushed into outer space! The plot of this book is that a little girl goes on a swing and she is being pushed by someone who I am assuming is her father. Every time she gets pushed she wants to go higher than she did the time before. She first starts out at regular height, then gets as high as a giraffe's neck, then to were airplanes fly, and eventually to outer space. She then begins her descend back to where she started. The main ideas of this book are to keep trying to achieve what you want, and do not let any limits hold you back. I would recommend this book because it had great pictures, where children learning to read could follow along and some pages did not even have words so you could make up your own story there. My personal reaction was that I thought it was awesome how the little girls kept going higher and higher and did not let anything stop her.Concluding Statement: Do not let anything hold you back. I got this as a First Reads giveaway, and my daughter really liked it. At just barely two, she doesn't really understand the idea that the pages progress through higher and higher objects, but she does love the illustrations. They have lots of details for her to find and point out, and things she recognizes. This is a very cute children's book that will catch the interest of both younger and older toddlers.
What do You think about Higher! Higher! (2009)?
The pictures were good but not many words in the book other than HIGHER!
—Mommykim
This book would help with learning heights at different levels.
—maddymariegarnes
A clever and enjoyable read for the toddler set.
—joeycaramelo
