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Sophie’s Animal Parade is an adorable book about a little girl with a BIG imagination. Sophie loved to draw and everything she drew came to life. My boys have quickly fallen in love with this beautifully illustrated book!
This sweet and funny picture book features a charming crew of animals and two children who believe in magic. Reminiscent of Harold and the Purple Crayon (another favorite of ours), Sophie’s Animal Parade promotes creativity and imaginative play and teachers children to combat loneliness with creativity, persistence and a little imagination.
Mama calls it Sophie’s imagination, but Sophie calls it magic…
Everything Sophie draws comes to life. One day when Sophie feels lonely, she decides to draw a friend. But the polar bear cub isn’t very happy in Sophie’s room, where it is much too warm. So Sophie tried again. But her room proves unsatisfactory for the duck, who wants to swim in a pool full of water. And the giraffe is much too tall for her tiny room!
It isn’t long after the elephant shows up that things begin to get a little too wild, and Sophie must demand that everyone go outside. In the backyard, with all her new friends, Sophie meets someone new – someone who happens to be an expert lion trainer. It looks like Sophie’s magic may have worked after all!
As I mentioned earlier, my boys loved this book. It’s a fun read any time of day and the illustrations are fantastic! My boy’s imagination continue even after this book is complete. They start talking about how cool it would be if they could create animals, what they would create and what would happen.
About the Author and Illustrator:
Amy Dixon grew up as one of seven siblings, and the only peace and quiet she ever got was inside a book. Once she had her own kids, she rediscovered her love for picture books at the public library. It was the one place she knew all four of her kids would be happy…and quiet. The author of Marathon Mouse, Dixon writes from home, where she lives with her four little inspirations and her marathon-running husband in Clovis, CA.
Katia Wish is a children’s book illustrator and the winner of the 2011 Tomie dePaola Award from the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. In addition to illustrating children’s books, Katia teaches illustrations at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, and her work has been exhibited in galleries throughout New England. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts.
Sophie’s Animal Parade is currently available for a SRP os $16.99.
