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| BUZZ, Janet Wong's first picture book, zooms in on the buzzing sounds a child hears in the morning, from the buzzing of a bee, to the buzzing of the alarm clock, the buzzing of Daddy's silver razor and Mommy's blender and the child's stunt-flying airplane. Many children will identify with the busy morning routine in their own homes. Even more will be inspired to sit in still silence, listening intently, so they can answer the question, "How many buzzes do you hear?" This is the first book by artist Margaret Chodos-Irvine, who uses collographs and repeating patterns to build on the book's theme of repetition in word and sound. Comments from the Author As I wrote the free-verse story poem that makes up this picture book, I became a child again, hearing the buzzing sounds of the morning, from the buzzing of a bee to the buzzing of snoring to Daddy’s silver razor to the blender to the lawn mower outside the window. And as it sometimes happens when we writers are lucky, the process of writing this book transformed me, as I buzzed out loud to the song of my hair dryer, buzzed in unison with the coffee grinder, buzzed in sync with the computer’s low hum. It was pure and silly fun, to buzz with my six-year-old son, to become sponges soaking up the sounds of the neighborhood. I feel so lucky to be a writer of books for children, to be able to make it my work to send children buzzing into the world with wonder, buzzing with ideas, buzzing with hope for another good day. Awards and Honors
"Not every writer can make a smooth transition from one genre to another, especially when there's a vast difference in intended audience, but here an established poet for young adults proves that she is more than able to do so with her first picture book for preschoolers. Wong's poetic vision serves her well in this story of early-morning family rituals written from the point of view of a young child."
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