Outside,
you notice things.
Time spent in the outdoors stirs a child's imagination. Nature sparks
wonder, wonder leads to curiosity, and curiosity brings about a greater
knowledge of the world and one's self. In Outside, You Notice, a
meditative thread of child-like observations (How after the rain /
Everything smells greener) is paired with facts about the habits and
habitats of animals, insects, birds, and plants (A tree's roots reach
as wide as its branches).
Author Erin Alladin invites young scientists and daydreamers to look
closely and think deeply in this lyrical nonfiction text, celebrating
all the kinds of "outside" that are available to children, from
backyards to city parks to cracks in the sidewalk. Illustrator Andrea
Blinick portrays these spaces bursting with small wonders with a
child's-eye view, her naïve and nostalgic style capturing the joy of
endless discovery.