Pete the badger likes everything neat. He tidies the forest stick by stick and leaf by leaf. Unfortunately things start to get out of hand as leaves fall and he uproots trees. Pete begins to learn that tidiness is not always the best way to take care of the forest. Instead, he embraces the disorder and enjoys nature as it is. Pencil, watercolor, and wax crayon illustrations show the impact of tidying the bright forest into a gray, ordered land. The bright colors return as Pete balances tidiness with natural disorder. amo |
| Title: Tidy Author: Emily Gravett Illustrator: Emily Gravett Publisher: Simon and Schuster Copyright: 2016 Original Language: English ISBN: 978-1-4814-8019-2 Hardcover pages: 40 Age range: 4-8 Genre: Picture Book Book setting: Forest Author’s ethnicity: English Author’s residence: Brighton, England Illustrator’s ethnicity: English Illustrator’s residence: Brighton, England Subjects: Badgers, Environment, Forests, Nature |
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Pete the badger likes everything neat. He tidies the forest stick by stick and leaf by leaf. Unfortunately things start to get out of hand as leaves fall and he uproots trees. Pete begins to learn that tidiness is not always the best way to take care of the forest. Instead, he embraces the disorder and enjoys nature as it is. Pencil, watercolor, and wax crayon illustrations show the impact of tidying the bright forest into a gray, ordered land. The bright colors return as Pete balances tidiness with natural disorder. amo