"In the morning my big sister Kyla stands at the window, tapping at the birds. I do like Kyla . . . ." So begins a day of follow-the-leader between a young child and her older sister. This simply told story highlights such every day events as eating oatmeal and walking to the store, aptly capturing a small child's sense of pleasure in imitating an older sibling. There is a nice twist on the last page; before going to bed, the younger sister taps on the window, and Kyla follows suit. The illustrations, done in richly colored oils, often add excitement by use of interesting perspectives. For example, readers see the children from above as they march home stepping in their own snowy foot prints.
Review by Karen James, Louisville Free Public Library, KY
Do Like Kyla, illustrated by James E. Ransome. New York: Scholastic, 1990.
This book represents an African American family. It also shows that younger siblings of any culture can follow their older siblings, because of modeling. This would be good in a classroom to identify strong sibling relationships and African American families.
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