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Jane Whittingham is a librarian from Burnaby, British Columbia, and earned her Masters of Library and Information Sciences at UBC with an emphasis on children's librarianship and literature. Much like the adventurous main character in her first picture book, Wild One, Jane loves to travel. And every time she jet-sets across the globe, Jane takes pictures of all the cats who cross her path. Noel Tuazon was born in Manila, Philippines but has been living in Toronto, Ontario since the 1980s. Noel studied Fine Arts and Art History at the University of Toronto and Animation at Max the Mutt. Since 2006, Noel has worked on storyboard revisions at Nelvana Animation for TV shows such as Grossology, Babar And The New Adventures of Badou, and Ranger Rob.
The rhyming text flows smoothly and has a jaunty rhythm that lends itself well to reading aloud. The playful watercolors start off saturated with bright colors that become muted as the child's day comes to a sleepy end. A sweet read-aloud featuring a fearless and athletic girl to share with funny little monkeys. * Kirkus Reviews * Wild One is Jane Whittingham's first picture book and it's a charming recount of a child's day filled with play and activity....[she] demonstrates, playfully, that we belong in the animal kingdom, sharing many attributes with animals far and wide....[Noel Tuazon's] style here is appropriately light, subtle and simple, as complements the story of a preschooler's life. * CanLit for LittleCanadians * [E]xuberant, fun and all-around winning picture book Wild One....Overall, a joyful, fun and charming picture book. Perfect for a preschool age and under crowd...Wild One is a picture book that begs for reading aloud and having fun with, due its ideal compact length, clarity, perfectly fun rhymes, and complementary (adorable) illustrations. * Fab Book Reviews * A short, fun read that will likely become a favourite for little ones. * Canadian Bookworm * [A] cute story...What I also like about this book...is the actual feel and look of it. It has nice weight to it, padded cover, rounded corners and extra-heavy paper. * Booktime *
