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It Looked Like Spilt Milk

by Charles G. Shaw   |  Ages 0-5
$11.90
It Looked Like Spilt Milk
It Looked Like Spilt Milk

A playful guessing game for curious toddlers

This is the kind of picture book little ones want to read again right away, because every page invites them to guess along. Its charm is in how simple shapes turn into all sorts of familiar things, making storytime feel interactive and clever. If you’re reading with a child who loves spotting patterns, asking questions, and feeling in on the surprise, this one really delivers.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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It Looked Like Spilt Milk

by Charles G. Shaw   |  Ages 0-5
$11.90
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ISBN: 9780064431590
Authors: Charles G. Shaw
Publisher: Harper & Row
Date of Publication: 1988-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Childrens Classics, Picture Books, Preschool
Related Topics: Picture Books, Food, Storytime, Animals, Classics, Nature
Goodreads rating: 4.14
(rated by 11726 readers)

Description

Sometimes it looked like spilt milk, but it wasn't spilt milk. What was it? Sometimes it looked like a rabbit and sometimes it looked like a birthday cake. Sometimes it looked like a tree. It was really most interesting, and it looked like so many things, and such different things too—as different as a mitten and a Great Horned Owl. Sometimes it looked like spilt milk, but it wasn't spilt milk. What was it? This is the question that will keep small children engaged, guessing and curious, through the pages of It Looked Like Spilt Milk until the very end, when they learn that it wasn't spilt milk but... what it was. The intriguing form of the book, and the ending itself, will present a delightful idea to children, one that will probably not end with the closing of the book. Mr. Shaw has done it in a simple pattern that children will catch on to easily. It is something they can take part in themselves, and that is what they like best of all.
 

A playful guessing game for curious toddlers

This is the kind of picture book little ones want to read again right away, because every page invites them to guess along. Its charm is in how simple shapes turn into all sorts of familiar things, making storytime feel interactive and clever. If you’re reading with a child who loves spotting patterns, asking questions, and feeling in on the surprise, this one really delivers.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.