![]() ![]() ![]() While the end's turn to parent appreciation ("This is my favorite now because it's the one I'm having with you") is a less original direction, it provides the opportunity to end a lapsit with a cuddle. ![]() Portis sets up an effective simple narrative structure, with two short lines and one long one creating satisfying stanzas, and then adds touches of creative variation ("That was my favorite boat" shows a paper boat disappearing down a storm drain). In each case, it's clear that it's the iteration she's engaging with right now ("This is my favorite tree because it's the one where I am swinging") that's her favorite, which both speaks to the immediacy of experience and offers an interesting thinking point for young listeners about past and present. Lyrical text expresses a young girl's joy in the things she's experiencing ("This is my favorite breeze./ This is my favorite leaf") and explains the reason ("That is my favorite cloud because it's the one I am watching"). ![]()
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