This & That

For the album with the same name, see Donnie Vie.
This & That
AuthorMem Fox
IllustratorJudy Horacek
Cover artistHoracek
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's picture book
Published2015 (Scholastic Australia)
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages32 (unpaginated)
ISBN9781743622537
OCLC906699585

This & That is a 2015 children's picture book by Mem Fox and illustrated by Judy Horacek. It is about a mouse telling bedtime stories to a pup.

Publication history

Reception

A reviewer in Reading Time wrote "Mem Fox's rhymed rhythmic text teams brilliantly with Judy’s bright quirky cartoon illustrations",[1] and Publishers Weekly wrote "for times when a single bedtime story just isn't enough, ...".[2]

There have been further reviews by Kirkus Reviews,[3] School Library Journal.[4] Reading Time,[5] and Children's Book and Media Review.[6]

It is a 2016 CBCA Book of the Year: Early Childhood notable book.[7]

References

  1. ^ Wendy Fitzgerald (23 October 2015). "This & That". Reading Time. Children's Book Council of Australia. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  2. ^ "This & That". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  3. ^ "This & That". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2021. The repetition of "that" and the many words that rhyme with it creates a rhythm that encourages participation and can also be used by the adult to dial down a child's energy at the end of the day. ... A master of the bedtime hush, Fox shines.
  4. ^ Amelia Jenkins (1 February 2017). "This & That". School Library Journal. Media Source Inc. Retrieved 9 September 2021. The bright, cartoonish illustrations perfectly match the playful tone of the text.
  5. ^ Carissa Mason (16 January 2019). "This & That". Reading Time. Children's Book Council of Australia. Retrieved 9 September 2021. The more we read it, the more I see in it.
  6. ^ Maryn Wheeler (2018). "This & That". Children's Book and Media Review. 39 (9). BYU ScholarsArchive. Retrieved 9 September 2021. Mem Fox has created another fantastic read aloud. ... The seemingly simple watercolor illustrations are a perfect match to highlight reading as a bonding experience.
  7. ^ "Notables 2016". cbca.org.au. Children's Book Council of Australia. Retrieved 9 September 2021.