And Here's to You!, Hardcover/David Elliott

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Here's to exuberant read-alouds This picture book ode to joy invites us to celebrate the world's vast diversity -- and feel pretty happy with our place in it, too. Here's to the birds The Feather People Birds Here's to the birds and the bears and the bugs Here's to the weird and wacky, the cute and creepy From toothy fish to let-you-when-you're-sleeping cats to lick-lick-lick-lick-lick-lick dogs, every creature is unique and lovable . . . especially you The infectious joy of David Elliott's wonderful read-aloud poem and Randy Cecil's brilliant, amusing artwork is sure to have children reciting along. About the Author: David Elliott is the author of THE COOL CRAZY CRICKETS and THE TRANSMOGRIFICATION OF ROSCOE WIZZLE. He says of AND HERE'S TO YOU!, "My neighbor's rooster and I were having a disagreement. I wanted to sleep in the morning; he wanted to crow. The rooster won, of course. The first verse of AND HERE'S TO YOU! is a tribute to his victory and to the joys found in simply following your nature." Randy Cecil is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and has illustrated many books for children, including ONE IS A SNAIL, TEN IS A CRAB by April Pulley Sayre and Jeff Sayre. Of AND HERE'S TO YOU!, he says, "It's about time that the eels and wasps got to join in on the fun with the bears and kittens!"