Welcome Jo Linsdell
Today I have posted a blog spot for Jo Linsdell as part of her three month blog tour. She is an author, writer and illustrator of children's literature. Her new book, "Out and About at the Zoo" has been receiving wonderful reviews. Listed below are several of them that describe an enchanting trip to the zoo, and illustrations that are sure to please children.
I'm sure you will enjoy reading her fun filled reviews of this delightful story of rhyme and colorful animals from the zoo. Feel free to leave a comment, and anyone who wishes to host Jo Linsdell on their blog; her contact information is below. I wish you great success with your new book Jo, and would like to say that the characters on the cover of Out and About at the Zoo are simply precious.
Out and About at
the Zoo
Written and illustrated by Jo
Linsdell
Rhyming text and Colorful pictures accompany this fun
day out discovering different animals at the zoo.
About the author:
Jo Linsdell is a freelance writer, author and illustrator. Originally from the
UK , she now lives in Rome, Italy with her husband and their two young sons.
Author Website www.JoLinsdell.com
Release Date: 1st June 2012
Product details:
ISBN/EAN13: 1477446591 / 9781477446591
Page Count: 32
Binding Type: US Trade Paper
Trim Size: 6" x 9"
Language: English
Colour: Full Colour with Bleed
Related Categories: Juvenile Fiction / Stories in
Verse
Purchasing links:
Contact details:
Email: webmaster@jolinsdell.com
Read Jo Linsdell's Reviews:
5 Stars *****
I review many books.
When I see a children's picture book, I tend to savor the artistic way the
writer and the artist tend to mesh. Sometimes its the blending that makes a
simple child's book something really worth reading.
Out and About at the Zoo is a combination of the artist and the writer being
the same person Jo Linsdell. She crafted a very cute and adorable children's
volume. This simple children's book with bright colors of animals from the zoo
is crisp in it poetic delivery. The art sparkles in its simple characters of
the zoo animals.
Ms Linsdell seems to know her target audience and gives them a bright a images
for them to enjoy. These young children will delight in this books rhythms that
come from its verses and art. It is a good book to give for those young and
young at heart".
By Bennet
Pomerantz
5 Stars *****
"This is a fun, short book for the grandkids! If you
love reading to your children or grandchildren, this book will become a family
favorite quite fast. The simple wording and bright interaction of characters
makes it easy for very young readers and exciting for toddlers still listening.
Jo puts some serious thought into toddler reactions and includes those in the
book. My favorite part was the last page, because my toddlers decided
immediately that we needed to take a trip to the Denver Zoo. "Yay!!! I get
to see the elephants!" (Okay, that part was ME not them. But they get to go
too.)"
5 Stars *****
"Out and About at the
Zoo by Jo Linsdell is a delightful story set in rhyme about a boy and his mum.
The two spend the day at the zoo and meet many animals along the way. Your
child will enjoy reading this book time and time again. The colorful
illustrations make this book a joy to read. Pick up a copy of this book and
share a day at the zoo memory with your little one".
5 Stars *****
"Out And About At The Zoo is a cute book that describes a child's
memory filled trip to the zoo. Are you heading to the zoo and you would like to
tell your kids what animals they will see there and what they might be doing?
Then Out And About At The Zoo would be a great choice. Easy to understand and
easy for children to read along with. It is filled with simple yet colorful
pictures that even held my one year old's attention!
Would also make a good gift for young readers who are just beginning to
read!"
5 Stars *****
"What is
your favorite animal to see at the zoo? Author and illustrator Jo
Linsdell both describes and pictures a fun day at the zoo that a young lad has
with his mum. They get to look at colorful parrots, tall giraffes,
screaming monkeys, meat-eating lions and tigers, striped zebras, scary
crocodiles with big teeth, hopping kangaroos, bathing hippos, and huge
elephants. But how does the boy feel when it’s time to go
home? How would you feel?
Children love
to visit the zoo. Our two boys certainly did when they were little,
and we still do even today. Jo Linsdell is a freelance writer and
artist who is originally from the United Kingdom but now lives in Rome, Italy, with her husband and their two young sons. The rhyming text and
colorful pictures in Out and About at the Zoo not only make a
truly fun story for children to read or have read to them and imagine what it’s
like, but will also help to familiarize them with the different kinds of
creatures that they will discover at the zoo when they do go."
5 Stars *****
"I have always
been told that if you are going to write a rhyming picture book you had better
make sure the entire thing rhymes. An author named Verla Kay has many picture books written only in rhyme.
Her rhymes are excellent and I use her as a standard for good rhyming. She
would enjoy this book!
Jo Linsdell has
written a picture book with pictures that are so adorable you want to hug each
animal in the book. Both the pictures and the text bring a child's wonder and
excitement during a day at the zoo to the reader. The illustrations leap off
the page and the animals are so inviting. Each one has a smile and the text
tells children what each one does. I think this would be a great bedtime story
for any child or a good introduction to a day at the zoo. As a primary teacher,
I recommend this highly for a beginning reader. After a few readings the child
will be able to read many of the words."
5 Stars *****
"Jo has chosen a palette of bright
flat colours such as young children love for her first picture book, “Out and
About at the Zoo”, which she wrote with her small son acting as honorary head
of her children’s consumer advisory panel. Her son influenced her story’s
creation each step of the way, which has made the whole
experience of making this, their first picture book, very special indeed.
The images of the animals are cheeky and
fun and are complemented by the simple narrative with a strong rhyming element.
Children love the musicality in rhyme so I can see why her little boy loved
this mode of storytelling. I’m sure other children will find it fun too!"
By Jennifer Poulter
5 Stars *****
Out and About at the
Zoo is such a fun book. I can't wait to read the rhymes in this story to my
grandbabies. I know I will be sending them their own copy of this book to read
and soak up the colorful pages.
The illustrations are so cute and will definitely grab the child's attention to
the bright colors and the zoo animals they are visiting in this darling book.
Here is one of my favorite pages, it teaches the child about the description of
the animal and teaches colors in fun rhyming words.
"Zebras with stripes
of black and white
trotted over, much to my delight."
page 14
I see this as not just for a fun read but also for the education of young
children.
I highly recommend this book!
I rated this book a 5+ out of 5
4 Stars ****
"I
enlisted some help from my daughter who turns three next month to write this
review.
After reading
"Out and About at the Zoo," to her, I asked if she liked the book.
Her response: "I YOVE it." (she can't pronounce "L's" very
well yet but you get the drift).
Caitlin has
summed up everything you need to know and there's not much more to add to her
comment. Jo's book is fun with cleverly rhyming text and is brightly
illustrated. Your littlies will love "Out and About at the Zoo."
