This is a great learning tool for kids! I think it would be awesome in introducing letters to kids! the illustrations are adorable and on every page, the name and the adjective used to describe that person begin with the same letter. The word that they choose is also hidden among the faces of the children on each page, which is also super cool! Definitely going to be marking this one to use in my classroom in the future! ( )

In this simple-unique book, Laura Seeger perfectly mixes word art and simple text to introduce the story of children's different reactions to a storm. This book shows how the weather changes from dark clouds to thunder, then the rain turned to snow and, finally, the sun came out. Each time the weather changes, little children emotionally affected by that changing. The young children’s emotions are literally spelled out on their faces. For example, (Walter was worried; Priscilla was puzzled; Shirley was shocked, Ursula was upset) the illustrator used the letters in the word to make up the children's faces and their facial expression. For instance, the word “Upset” was used to make up Ursula’s facial expression. So the letter U in the word “U-p-s-e-t” turned upside down to become Ursula’ moth to show how sad face looks like. The author uses the next two pages to explain what was making the child feel that way. This interesting story goes on like this with each child's feeling and why they were feeling that way. I really liked how the illustrator used feeling words to create facial features of the children, and also use different names that match the words too like “Frederick was frightened, ” and Deliah was delighted. The author also draws a picture of herself on the page about the author by using the letters of her name “L-a-u-r-a.” She uses the Letter “L” and “r” as her nose and the two “aa” as her eyes, and a big “U” as her smiley moth. Even though there is only one sentence on each page, but that does not limit the deep value of wonderful cooperation of art and story. When I finished reading the story with my daughter, we created our faces’ expression after reading this book by using the letters in our names. It was such a fun activity. ( )

Walter and his friends became worried, puzzled, shocked, and frightened when the storm came rolling in. However, as the rain turned to snow, and the skied began to clear they became delighted hopeful, and ecstatic.
Laura Seeger wrote each two page spread with the words on the left page, and the child's face on the right page. On the first left side of the two page spread the words "alter was worried when," were written colorfully. On the right side on the two page spread was Walter's face. The illustrator used the letters in the word worried to make up Walter's face and facial expression. On the next two pages was what was making Walter worried. The book goes on like this with each child's feeling and why they were feeling that way. ( )

The children in the story each had an emotion to what was happening with the weather outside. As the weather would change so would a different child's emotion. Books show that us how we feel about certain things. I like how the author used letters as the eyes, noses, eyebrows,mouths, and they expressions that they children made. I also found how that was really cool how she used the same letters to make the faces on the child that was the word that was the child's emotion. I find that i could use this in my classroom by asking the students what do they see in the picture that they may find in the text. ( )

Summary- This book talks about common feelings and gives descriptions of these feelings. It can help children better understand their feelings by seeing the descriptions of the feelings in the book.
Genre- This book is informative because it talks about feelings and helps children to understand what feelings could look like.
Age- K-2
Media- brush painting and printed letters