"Now" (Roaring Brook, Ages 2-6) Antoinette Portis' joyful picture book "Now" perfectly captures a child's lighthearted affection for the here and now.The book, by the author of the award-winning "Not a Box," begins with a young girl dancing in the wind, hands in the air: "This is my favorite breeze." A leaf, a hole in the sand, rain, a missing tooth — the girl declares each her favorite in an exuberant, unstudied celebration of small experiences both [...]
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