Nothing To Do by: Douglas Wood and illustrated by Wendy Anderson Halperin

Ages: 4+

What do you do when you have nothing to do? The author offers several suggestions throughout this book of ideas, including making toy ships, watching the clouds, building a fort, climbing a tree, or finding a quiet spot to read your favorite book. Find out what other activities you can do when you have nothing to do in the creative book, Nothing To Do.

Nothing To Do is more a book of ideas than a story. The illustrations in this book are beautiful. They are colorful and detailed, arranged in unique ways on the pages. I like the fact that children of many racial backgrounds/cultures can be found throughout the pictures. There are many pastimes that are revealed in the illustrations. At least ten per page can be found. In nature, there are eight patterns in the way things grow. These patterns are used as the basis for many of the illustrations in this book. This is a really neat and unique way to illustrate a book. The patterns are listed and shown at the beginning of the book before the story starts. This is a fun and engaging book for children. It will be fun for them to find the eight nature patterns throughout the book. They will also enjoy looking at the many pastimes found throughout the text and illustrations. These pastimes may give them some ideas of things to do. The text is simple, describing ideas of things to do. The text is creatively placed on each page, sometimes ranging in size. This book allows children to use their imagination and to think about what they would do if they had nothing to do. I would highly recommend Nothing To Do!