Catching Time.

Catching Time. Catching Time Rachna Gilmore, author Kirsti Anne Wakelin, illustrator Fitzhenry & Whiteside 311 Washington Street, Brighton, MA 02135 9781554551620, $17.95, www.fitzhenry.ca "Catching Time" is a child's fantasy about catchingtime to do a treasured activity; play with her friends in the park. Herbusy parents talk about grabbing time, catching time or finding timewhen she asks for time to be in the park. But Sara can see that theywill never catch time that way. It eludes them, going down the drainwith the dishwater, sucked into the vacuum cleaner, tapped away on thelaptop keys, hiding and running through their fingers at the same time.Finally Sara uses a jar and a net and grabs a fat space of happiness intime. When she shows it to her parents, they stop what they are doingand ask her what she wants to do with her time. "CatchingTime" is imaginatively illustrated with action-packed, fantasticpictures that blend the real with the fantastic effortlessly."Catching Time" is perfect for children age 4-K and up.