Greetings, Sun - Tapa dura

A rhythmic text follows two Caribbean children through their day as they greet everyone and everything during their morning meal, their walk to and from school, family supper, and bedtime.

"Greetings, sun" the two children cry at the start of the day. And, true to the preschooler's delight in the familiar, they go on and on, happily: "Greetings, breeze. Greeting, toes. Greetings, knees". The setting is an island in the Caribbean, but the sounds and joyful illustrations will strike chords in many a small sharer, no matter where in the world they find themselves. "Greetings, toast. Greetings, jelly. Greetings, butter. Greetings, belly". There is much to say hello to on the walk to school, in school, on the way home, through the family supper, and even at bedtime -- "Greetings, moon. And now we're done ... until it's time to greet the sun". Here is a book that welcomes a child s participation.