From the beloved Amy Schwartz comes a joyful tribute to growing independence, showcasing 100 things little ones can do on their own and with others.
Told in playful rhyming text and brought to life with Amy Schwartz's vibrant, character-filled illustrations, this spirited celebration showcases the many ways young children learn, explore, create, help, play, and connect with others.
Perfect for read-aloud sharing and repeated browsing, each spread invites children to spot favorite activities, discover new details, and take pride in all they know how to do. A poster featuring all 100 things on the back of the jacket makes this picture book an engaging keepsake for home, preschool, and classroom libraries.
Feed goats!
Dig moats!
Do chores!
Roast s'mores!
Amy Schwartz's 100 Things series "has become a cherished cornerstone of elementary ‘100th Day of School Celebrations'" (New York Times Book Review):
- 100 Things I Love About School
- 100 Things I Know How to Do
- 100 Things I Love to Do with You
- 100 Things That Make Me Happy
Praise
**STARRED REVIEW**Kirkus Reviews
"In this tour de force, Schwartz makes slice-of-life depictions of the everyday lives of young children seem like a piece of cake, belying her extraordinary skills of observation and visual characterization... Schwartz solidifies her place alongside the likes of Kate Greenaway, Gyo Fujikawa, Helen Oxenbury, Shirley Hughes, and Marla Frazee as chroniclers of little ones’ lives."
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"The text’s rhythm keeps the pace lively while the gouache illustrations inject each activity with true joy and personality... There is much to recognize, relate to, and discover for children and grownups sharing this book for the first time or on repeated viewings. A poster on the back of the book jacket brings all one hundred things together into a large, countable burst of colorful activity."The Horn Book Magazine
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"Independence can be community and solitary at the same time. Children and families in these pages do things alone, or together. Schwartz makes it all look like a breeze. With dynamic sets of rhyming pairs to read aloud or all alone, this book makes the mere act of existing and doing into an all-day celebration."School Library Journal
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