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One Springy, Singy Day: A Picture Book
This colorful picture book is a joyful ode to toddlerdom that follows a group of little ones through one buzzy, busy day.
One Springy, Singy Day is a vibrant, joyous story that follows a diverse cast of young children as they play throughout their day. Inspired by author/illustrator Renée Kurilla’s own “busy bee” two-year-old, this love note from parent to child illustrates the wondrous and boisterous adventure of raising a springy, singy, squeezy toddler.
“Lively illustrations give oodles of discussion topics, making this a book young children will love listening to over and over.” — Kirkus Reviews
One Springy, Singy Day is a vibrant, joyous story that follows a diverse cast of young children as they play throughout their day. Inspired by author/illustrator Renée Kurilla’s own “busy bee” two-year-old, this love note from parent to child illustrates the wondrous and boisterous adventure of raising a springy, singy, squeezy toddler.
“Lively illustrations give oodles of discussion topics, making this a book young children will love listening to over and over.” — Kirkus Reviews
40 pages, Hardcover
Published March 2, 2021
About the author
Renee Kurilla
61 books39 followersRenee Kurilla is a children's illustrator, author, and designer. She loves drawing nature, animals, and working on projects that require a little bit of research.
She has illustrated many books for kids including ORANGUTANKA (by Margarita Engle), CHICKS RULE! (by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen), RIGHT THIS VERY MINUTE (by Lisl H. Detlefsen), and the ADA LACE series (by Emily Calandrelli).
ONE SPRINGY, SINGY DAY, Renee's debut picture book as both author and illustrator, publishes in March 2021. THE FLOWER GARDEN, Renee's first young graphic novel, publishes in Spring 2022.
Renee has a BFA in Illustration and a Diploma in Graphic Design from Lesley University College of Art and Design. Before transitioning to a full time career in children’s books, she was a Lead Artist at FableVision Studios in Boston for 10 years.
She currently lives in MA with her illustrator husband Keith Zoo, their 4 year old daughter, Zoey, and the fluffiest cat in the world, Timmy.
She has illustrated many books for kids including ORANGUTANKA (by Margarita Engle), CHICKS RULE! (by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen), RIGHT THIS VERY MINUTE (by Lisl H. Detlefsen), and the ADA LACE series (by Emily Calandrelli).
ONE SPRINGY, SINGY DAY, Renee's debut picture book as both author and illustrator, publishes in March 2021. THE FLOWER GARDEN, Renee's first young graphic novel, publishes in Spring 2022.
Renee has a BFA in Illustration and a Diploma in Graphic Design from Lesley University College of Art and Design. Before transitioning to a full time career in children’s books, she was a Lead Artist at FableVision Studios in Boston for 10 years.
She currently lives in MA with her illustrator husband Keith Zoo, their 4 year old daughter, Zoey, and the fluffiest cat in the world, Timmy.
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April 6, 2021
What a cute book! Loved it!
April 15, 2023
There are ten young kids. They play and make things. They dance and twirl in the sun. Some stretch when waking up, and some grow a few inches. A young picture book filled with bright colors on one Spring afternoon. From rhymes like "glowy" and "blowy," these children are having fun alone or with siblings. They learn their a-b-c's and 1-2-3's along the way. From visiting the library to the local park, they sleep under their covers, gazing at the starry nightlights on the ceiling when going to bed.
Another enjoyable and adorable read from Renee Kurilla, who wrote and designed her other picture book, "The Flower Garden," this one is filled with love and laughter. As someone who wants to write their own picture book, this book helps that dream along the way. Reading it gave a smile to my face and made me feel warm and cozy. This a quick but fantastic read, as always, from Renee Kurilla.
Another enjoyable and adorable read from Renee Kurilla, who wrote and designed her other picture book, "The Flower Garden," this one is filled with love and laughter. As someone who wants to write their own picture book, this book helps that dream along the way. Reading it gave a smile to my face and made me feel warm and cozy. This a quick but fantastic read, as always, from Renee Kurilla.
May 4, 2021
A diverse cast of toddlers engaged in a day of busy, lively fun.
March 10, 2021
This is a look at many different children and how they spend their day. The rhymes work, but the cadence drops in many places. However, with the bright and colorful illustration and the almost nonsense words, children are sure to love this and ask for it to be read over and over again.
June 10, 2021
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ONE SPRINGY, SINGY DAY is a brightly colored and fun celebration of spring. Told in rhyming text, the book follows several young children as they go about their day, making art, messes, and playing. The book begins with waking up and continues through a busy day until settling down for bed.
What I loved: The illustrations are really what shines in this book, portraying a diverse set of characters with several skin colors and a child in a wheelchair. The bright colors and many details make this a delightful book to look through and will certainly appeal to toddlers and preschoolers. The activities are common ones, with playground play, blowing bubbles, going to the library, dancing, and more that will be highly relatable to little ones.
The text itself has lots of nice rhymes that roll off the tongue, and the amount of text on each page is brief, making the pages turn as quickly as little ones would like. The charming content combined with detailed images make this a delightful read.
What left me wanting more: As small points, some rhymes are a little forced, such as "waking up at dawn-y" where words are made up to rhyme. The rhythm also changes from page-to-page with some sentences and some lists of words without the sentence-like structure. This makes it flow a little rougher in some places where it switches.
Final verdict: Bright, sunny, and joyful, ONE SPRINGY, SINGY DAY is a charming, rhyming picture book that celebrates all the fun of toddlerhood. Recommend for toddlers and preschoolers.
Please note that I received a review copy. All opinions are my own.
ONE SPRINGY, SINGY DAY is a brightly colored and fun celebration of spring. Told in rhyming text, the book follows several young children as they go about their day, making art, messes, and playing. The book begins with waking up and continues through a busy day until settling down for bed.
What I loved: The illustrations are really what shines in this book, portraying a diverse set of characters with several skin colors and a child in a wheelchair. The bright colors and many details make this a delightful book to look through and will certainly appeal to toddlers and preschoolers. The activities are common ones, with playground play, blowing bubbles, going to the library, dancing, and more that will be highly relatable to little ones.
The text itself has lots of nice rhymes that roll off the tongue, and the amount of text on each page is brief, making the pages turn as quickly as little ones would like. The charming content combined with detailed images make this a delightful read.
What left me wanting more: As small points, some rhymes are a little forced, such as "waking up at dawn-y" where words are made up to rhyme. The rhythm also changes from page-to-page with some sentences and some lists of words without the sentence-like structure. This makes it flow a little rougher in some places where it switches.
Final verdict: Bright, sunny, and joyful, ONE SPRINGY, SINGY DAY is a charming, rhyming picture book that celebrates all the fun of toddlerhood. Recommend for toddlers and preschoolers.
Please note that I received a review copy. All opinions are my own.
March 5, 2022
Very cute illustrations that capture all the energy and business of toddlers/preschoolers. Includes diverse children, including a boy who is a wheelchair-user. I'm ok with some of the words being made into adjectives by putting a -y or -ey on the end, but some of them just come too close to other words (e.g. "noodles in your hair-y"; "two or three or four-y"). While these instances probably won't leave a lasting impression on little ones' language development/word recognition, that doesn't mean they were an appropriate choice.
May 13, 2021
Picture book. A cute book for the youngest of readers, this celebration of toddlerhood would be perfect for a baby or 2s/3s storytime. It is told in rhyme, with made up words allowed "peachy peary noodles in your hair-y". Some pages have an actual sentence while others have a set of rhyming words without punctuation. There are a lot of bright, colorful illustrations that feature multiple skintones and a wheelchair. A cute, happy book.
April 26, 2021
A fun, busy book that not only has great racial diversity but also has a boy in a wheelchair just going about his fun day. Also, it has a little one doing crafts at the library and picking out books, which is always a plus to me (I work in a library). :)
July 10, 2024
A celebration of all the things young children can do in the spring weather. It's fun wordplay too, especially the onomatopoeia. Kids will have fun pointing to all the things they like to do. More for one-on-one, so you can appreciate everything happening in each spread/panel.
April 5, 2021
This might work for a storytime. It has just a sentence per layout.
May 11, 2021
I thought this one was really cute!
June 9, 2021
Very cute artwork and fun rhymes.
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July 7, 2021Lots of diverse people including a boy in a wheelchair doing normal stuff as the kids would do.
October 28, 2022
Definitely a cute book for active kiddles
April 4, 2023
Holt-Delhi library Preschool story time 04-04-2023
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June 2, 2023This rhyming ode to toddlers has bright, colorful illustrations. It follows a variety of different toddlers on their fun-filled days.
June 6, 2023
Too cute! Great illustrations, I can see my little toddler in these stories and pictures.
He loves it.
He loves it.
April 8, 2024
If you find this book both adorable and exhausting... you're in the zone. That's how life is for caregivers who are charged with raising a toddler.
Basically, this is a happy, snappy hymn to toddlerhood. Complete with obvious rhymes and big illustrations that are ultra-easy for young eyes to decipher.
If cliches don't bother you, what luck! You'll enjoy this book more than I did... By which I mean such sentiments as:
You're a perfect, shiny star.
Make a wish and you'll go far.
RATING THIS BOOK
My policy is to rate books in terms of the intended readership. Here, that group would be toddlers themselves, and the (likely, exhausted to some degree) adults who are the careivers, parents, grandparents, babysitters, etc.
This book gives every one of them a very big uplift. So cheerful and bright and E*N*T*H*U*S*I*A*S*T*I*C!
Of course, this book deserves FIVE STARS.
Besides that, does this book appeal to me personally? Let's put it this way: It takes all kinds of Goodreaders to make a world.
Basically, this is a happy, snappy hymn to toddlerhood. Complete with obvious rhymes and big illustrations that are ultra-easy for young eyes to decipher.
If cliches don't bother you, what luck! You'll enjoy this book more than I did... By which I mean such sentiments as:
You're a perfect, shiny star.
Make a wish and you'll go far.
RATING THIS BOOK
My policy is to rate books in terms of the intended readership. Here, that group would be toddlers themselves, and the (likely, exhausted to some degree) adults who are the careivers, parents, grandparents, babysitters, etc.
This book gives every one of them a very big uplift. So cheerful and bright and E*N*T*H*U*S*I*A*S*T*I*C!
Of course, this book deserves FIVE STARS.
Besides that, does this book appeal to me personally? Let's put it this way: It takes all kinds of Goodreaders to make a world.
February 24, 2021
I mean, I had to. :D
March 10, 2023
Very cute, follows various diverse children through a daily routine, with simple rhyming text. I was really hoping to use this for a "weather" or "spring" storytime, but I was disappointed that the book has very little to do with spring. Misleading title. But without those expectations in place, still a cute book.
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