• Age: 2 to 5
• Grade: p to k
• Reading age: 2 to 5

Children are fascinated with faces. And why not? Faces come in all shapes, sizes --- and expressions! What's more, they're a great way to learn about opposites. In Hot, Cold, Shy, Bold, “a wet face” is paired with “a dry face,” while “a sad face” is paired with “a glad face.” From round and square, to bearded and bare, large photographs introduce 13 pairs of opposites to young children --- all with simple rhyming text that's fun to read aloud.

Pamela Harris is an award-winning photographer and writer known primarily for her documentary work. Her photos have been exhibited, collected and published for over 35 years. Hot Cold Shy Bold is her first children's book. Other books include Faces of Feminism (covering women across Canada) and Another Way of Being (concerning an Inuit community). She lives in Toronto, Ontario.

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• Winner, CCBC Choices, Cooperative Children's Book Center