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This wry object lesson blends clever design and a sincere, never-preachy delivery. In the charming penultimate spread, the family (with that ladybug now clinging to Bob) admires the falling leaves in the last, all four ride careening (or swimming) animals.

Inked letters toggle between a digital look (for the device-obsessive scenes) and a brushy, casually penned script for the wider world. Now nature's ambassador, Lydia-always depicted in color against the tonal gray-washes of her home and family-exchanges Mom's laptop for a leaf, Dad's PDA for a flower and brother Bob's tablet for the ladybug that's clung to her dress throughout her adventure. With her cellphone's 'RING RING RING,' it all comes to a screeching halt, as both parents call her home. In ensuing double-page spreads, the galloping girl is joined by an increasingly exotic horde of animals-from bison to gorilla, T. An open door and a fluttering leaf beckon, and Lydia, once outside, encounters a bug, a field of flowers and-leaping from the natural to the fantastic-a horse who greets her by name. Lydia, bored with gadgets that fail to activate or stimulate, turns to parents and a brother too immersed in their own digital miasmas to look up. Into a family's device-dominated existence, Cordell inserts this tribute to the realms of nature and the imagination. Beverly Combs, Librarian, Parsons PreKindergarten School, Garland, Texas Recommended Library Media Connection' When her phone rings, she is able to introduce her family to the great outdoors. Her brother is playing on a video game, so after seeing a leaf blow in she follows it outside and meets all kinds of creatures. When she tries to converse with her dad, he is involved on his phone.

When the little girl greets her mom, Mom replies distractedly as she taps on her computer. Although it is populated by few words, the pictures range from very simple drawings to full-color pages. Children and adults will be able to relate to the main character in this picture book.

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