Having a yeti for a best friend has all kinds of perks! Unfortunately, it also has one big drawback. Every year her yeti gets a cold so one young girlHaving a yeti for a best friend has all kinds of perks! Unfortunately, it also has one big drawback. Every year her yeti gets a cold so one young girl decides to try and cure him. When she realizes none of her ideas are going to work, she has to improvise.
This is a fun story about friendship and the illustrations are absolutely adorable....more
Two young hikers are on a mission to find the yeti. They keep sending the yeti letters to encourage him to show himself, but he doesn't seem particulaTwo young hikers are on a mission to find the yeti. They keep sending the yeti letters to encourage him to show himself, but he doesn't seem particularly interested in meeting them.
This is a fun story, but the illustrations bothered me - the yeti is brown and looks more like a grizzly bear than a yeti....more
Peter is sick so he has to stay in bed. He's also bored so he starts imaging that he's walking through fields made up of whatever is on the squares inPeter is sick so he has to stay in bed. He's also bored so he starts imaging that he's walking through fields made up of whatever is on the squares in his quilt. It's a little ambiguous that that is what he's doing, the reader will have to help the kids understand that. But, its a decent read aloud and the illustrations are nice....more
Cute story, but definitely pre-read this one and know your audience because it's not a silly monster, it's a scary monster. This one is high quality, Cute story, but definitely pre-read this one and know your audience because it's not a silly monster, it's a scary monster. This one is high quality, just like the rest of the series!...more
The illustrations are great! Leonard finds an egg in the park and takes it home. When a lizard hatches he and Leonard explore NYC together. EventuallyThe illustrations are great! Leonard finds an egg in the park and takes it home. When a lizard hatches he and Leonard explore NYC together. Eventually the lizard is too big and they need to find a solution. This book is fun and my story time kids will enjoy watching Buster the lizard grow and guess what he really is....more
Book is so excited when a little girl finally chooses him out of all the books in the store. They just love each other so much! The only problem is, tBook is so excited when a little girl finally chooses him out of all the books in the store. They just love each other so much! The only problem is, the girl's other best friend is a dog named Egg Cream. Can Book survive Egg Cream "loving" him, too?
This is a fun read with instructions in the last spread on how to make a homemade book jacket. This would be a fun book to read to K-2nd graders and then let them design their own book jackets....more
This book is so unique. I honestly don't know if it's a gimmick entirely written by Chris Van Allsburg, or if what he says in the intro is true. The iThis book is so unique. I honestly don't know if it's a gimmick entirely written by Chris Van Allsburg, or if what he says in the intro is true. The introduction tells us that the fourteen pictures included in the book were originally brought to his editor by a man named Harris Burdick. Mr. Burdick said he had drawn one picture for each of his fourteen different stories and wondered if the publisher would be interested in reading them. Mr. Burdick had titled each picture and noted one sentence in reference to what was happening in it. The publisher was very interested and asked Mr. Burdick to come back the next day with the stories. He agreed, but was never heard from again. Apparently, the publisher could never find him or figure out who he really was. So, here we get fourteen black & white pictures, each with a title and one sentence explanation. Other than that, it's wordless.
This would make an interesting writing/discussion exercise with kids ages 8-12. Read the introduction, and then look through the pictures and make up stories to go with them....more
The illustrations are magnificent, and the story is funny, but I'm afraid the humor will go right over kids' heads as they try to figure out what's trThe illustrations are magnificent, and the story is funny, but I'm afraid the humor will go right over kids' heads as they try to figure out what's true and what's a joke. There's a fox giving a lecture (complete with an easel and visual aids) about couches. He's interrupted by another fox insisting that he can't fill kids' heads with such nonsense. I thought it was going to go into a little satire about censorship, but instead it just got more and more silly. I would use this in a story time with kids ages 5+, but definitely not with the littles....more
The illustrations are fabulous, but the text is all dialogue, which can complicate using this as a group read aloud. Still, the message is all about sThe illustrations are fabulous, but the text is all dialogue, which can complicate using this as a group read aloud. Still, the message is all about sharing and cooperation and it's fun....more
A little girl gave her dirty pet dinosaur a bath, but now he's disappeared! She's on the hunt to find him, which would be easier if it were raining orA little girl gave her dirty pet dinosaur a bath, but now he's disappeared! She's on the hunt to find him, which would be easier if it were raining or snowing, but she perseveres! Will she find it?
A fun group read aloud, make sure the kids pay attention to the amazing pictures....more
Silly and fun, although the premise is a bit strange. Otter stays home all day and plays with his friend teddy (a stuffed animal) while "Otter Keeper"Silly and fun, although the premise is a bit strange. Otter stays home all day and plays with his friend teddy (a stuffed animal) while "Otter Keeper" goes to work. Otter is like a kid, getting cared for by Otter Keeper, but he stays home alone. I'm not sure what's up with that, but suspend your disbelief and enjoy the fun illustrations and silly story....more
After taking a trip to the museum, Otter and his stuffed bear, Teddy, decide they must have a moon rock of their own. Well, the best way to get a moonAfter taking a trip to the museum, Otter and his stuffed bear, Teddy, decide they must have a moon rock of their own. Well, the best way to get a moon rock, obviously, is to go to the moon. So, they build their own spaceship and adventures commence. A decent group read aloud for story time, although I do feel like I'm missing something by not having read the first book in the series, "I Am Otter," so I've requested it from the library....more
A squirrel buries an acorn and marks it's place with his hat to find later. Meanwhile, the wind moves the hat along on an adventure of its own. A sillA squirrel buries an acorn and marks it's place with his hat to find later. Meanwhile, the wind moves the hat along on an adventure of its own. A silly story for story time that could spark some great predictions and introduce the concept of "Finders Keepers" and a discussion on the merits of that philosophy....more
This isn't really a story book, but it's a great book to introduce the concept of months and seasons of the year. It makes a great addition to a hat tThis isn't really a story book, but it's a great book to introduce the concept of months and seasons of the year. It makes a great addition to a hat themed story time!...more
Fantastic illustrations help tell the story of two brothers who go on a search to find a yeti. As the little brother asks the big brother all about yeFantastic illustrations help tell the story of two brothers who go on a search to find a yeti. As the little brother asks the big brother all about yetis (to be sure he'll recognize it), readers can find the hidden yeti on every spread. This is a fun group read aloud with lots of opportunities to be interactive....more
Amazing illustrations and rhyming text tell the story of a little girl who cannot seem to fall asleep so she follows the yawnicorn through dreamland uAmazing illustrations and rhyming text tell the story of a little girl who cannot seem to fall asleep so she follows the yawnicorn through dreamland until she finally snuggles down ready to sleep. A whimsical bedtime story. This book could also be used in story time....more
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