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Nora Hilb is the award-winning
illustrator of many books for
children. She lives in Buenos
Aires, Argentina.
Simon and Sheryl Shapiro
are the husband-and-wife
team who wrote BETTER
TOGETHER. They live in
Toronto.
HILB • SHAPIRO
In this charming book
for preschoolers,
vibrant photographs
combine with delightful
illustrations and
bouncy, fun-to-read
rhymes that will inspire
children to use their
imagination to
transform into
play what they see
in the natural world.
SLITHER SLIDE, WHAT’S OUTSIDE?
Dart into the drizzle,
cool down summer heat.
Slip out of the spray with wet hands and feet.
Praise for Wiggle Giggle
Tickle Train, by Nora Hilb
and Sharon Jennings:
“A great choice to encourage
parents to interact with their
children in imaginative-play
activities.”
—School Library Journal
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ISBN: 978-1-55451-386-4
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© 2012 Nora Hilb (concept and illustrations)
© 2012 Simon and Sheryl Shapiro (text)
Designed by Sheryl Shapiro
Annick Press Ltd.
All rights reserved. No part of this work covered by the copyrights hereon
may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means—graphic, electronic,
or mechanical—without the prior written permission of the publisher.
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario
Arts Council, and the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing
Industry Development Program (BPIDP) for our publishing activities.
Cataloging in Publication
Hilb, Nora
Slither slide, what’s outside? / Nora Hilb & Simon and Sheryl Shapiro.
ISBN 978-1-55451-387-1 (bound).—ISBN 978-1-55451-386-4 (pbk.)
I. Shapiro, Simon II. Shapiro, Sheryl III. Title.
PZ7.H5375Sl 2012
j813’.6
C2011-906669-6
The art in this book was rendered in watercolor.
The text was typeset in Zemke Hand.
Distributed in Canada by:
Firefly Books Ltd.
66 Leek Crescent
Richmond Hill, ON
L4B 1H1
Published in the U.S.A. by:
Annick Press (U.S.) Ltd.
Distributed in the U.S.A. by:
Firefly Books (U.S.) Inc.
P.O. Box 1338
Ellicott Station
Buffalo, NY 14205
Printed in China.
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Photo Credits
Tree, © Arkadiusz Latko; worm, © Vinicius Tupinamba; stars, © Silvertiger; falls, © Sergei Razvodovskii; rainbow, © Miketanct;
frog, © Alex74kor; rain, © Oleg Shipov; bear, © Alain; geese, © Howard Rosenthal; pumpkin, © Judith A. Brown; windmills,
© Flynt; snow plow, © Robert Nystrom; frozen branch, © Pawel Worytko: all © Dreamstime.com.
To my dear friend and neighbor, Susi Blaszko,
with whom I shared so much.
—N.H.
To sisters and sisters-in-law Stella and Diane;
we are lucky to have you in our lives.
—S.S. and S.S.
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Soaking my seedling
so I’ll get a tree.
Springtime’s exciting – it’s growing, come see!
LOOK!
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Lie down on your tummy.
Move side to side.
Wriggle and wiggle and slither and slide.
SLINK!
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Stars are like magic,
shining at night.
Glistening, glittering, like fairy light.
GLOW!
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Slosh from the big one
into the small.
Whooshing and slooshing – your own waterfall.
SPLASH!
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Indigo, orange,
yellows, and blues –
so many colors, which ones shall we choose?
WOW!
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Bouncing and bounding
right over the log.
Long legs are leaping – it must be a frog.
CROAK!
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Dart into the drizzle,
cool down summer heat.
Slip out of the spray with wet hands and feet.
FRESH!
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Bears can be grumpy –
they growl when they’re mad.
They grumble and grizzle and might eat your dad.
GRRRRR!
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Geese must be smart
’cause they fly south in fall.
If we honk on our horns we can copy their call.
HOOT!
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Scoop out the pumpkin
and save it for pies,
carefully carving the two scary eyes.
WHOOO!
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The blustery wind
that blows in from the west –
for windmills and pinwheels, it’s really the best.
WHIRR!
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Pushing the shovel
to pile up the snow.
Clearing a path so there’s somewhere to go.
SCRAPE!
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It’s crispy and cold
as you glide on the ice.
Swishing and swooping make winter so nice.
BYE
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