And Here's to You!

Illustrator: Randy Cecil
ISBN: 9780763614270 / 9780763641269
Format: Hardcover / Paperback
Pub. Date: March 2004 / March 2009
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Age Range: 5 to 7

Here's to the birds!
The Feather People!
Birds!

Here's to the birds and the bears and the bugs! Here's to the weird and wacky, the cute and creepy! From toothy fish to let-you-when-you're-sleeping cats to lick-lick-lick-lick-lick-lick dogs, every creature is unique and lovable . . . especially you! The infectious joy of David Elliott's wonderful read-aloud poem and Randy Cecil's brilliant, amusing artwork is sure to have children reciting along. Here's to exuberant read-alouds! This picture book ode to joy invites us to celebrate the world's vast diversity -- and feel pretty happy with our place in it, too.

Awards & Accolades
"Elliott's cup runneth over with good cheer in this rhymed toast to people--and not just the two-legged variety, either. . . . This will have young readers and listeners calling for another round." -Kirkus Reviews

"Together, the words and pictures create a powerful package that conveys a sense of appreciation for all living things." -School Library Journal

- New York Times Best Seller
- International Reading Association's Children's Choice
- ASPCA Henry Bergh Children's Book Award Finalist
- Featured on National Public Radio's Weekend Edition.
- Raising Reader Selection 2006

SOMETHING YOU DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS BOOK
The cow verse was inspired by a herd of shaggy Scottish Highland cattle that live near my house. Bonny (as in “the bonny and the bully ones”) is a Scots word for “beautiful.”