From Publishers Weekly
Miller, the creator of the recent Whose Hat? , has produced another pleasing, full-color photo-essay for the youngest child. The book devotes four pages to each of its nine "subjects," first asking "Who uses this?" as a photo of the object is shown on the facing page. The following spread depicts adults employing the object on the left page, while a child makes use of it in a simpler, frequently humorous, fashion on the right. The objects--including a hammer, paintbrush, rolling pin and watering can--are shown again and labeled on the last page. Miller has carefully chosen and posed her models, achieving a non-sexist and racially inclusive mix. (Parents might enjoy picking out Mitch Miller and Chuck Close in the photos.) This is a handsome and useful vehicle to reinforce object recognition skills. Ages 2-up.
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From School Library Journal
PreSchool-K-- A photographic concept book that employs the same format as its companion, Whose Hat? (Greenwillow, 1988). Bold, black type asks "Who uses this?" The next page shows a single item (a hammer, a football, a paintbrush, scissors, etc.). The following two pages depict an adult using the item at work and a child or children using the item at play. Most of the objects can be easily identified by young children, with the exceptions of a leash (professional dogwalker) and a baton (orchestra conductor). The young models are attractive and energetic, without seeming too precious. The full-page photographs are topnotch--clear, bright, inviting, and void of gender and racial stereotypes. While not an essential purchase, this will be an entertaining addition to preschool collections. Two similar titles, Roy's Whose Hat Is That? (1987) and Whose Shoes Are These? (1988, both Clarion) offer more text but less appealing black-and-white photographs. --Heide Piehler, Shorewood Public Library, WI
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