The little dog from the other Wise Brown's other "Noisy Books" stays in his room all day with a cold, and hears all the noises going on around him. AtThe little dog from the other Wise Brown's other "Noisy Books" stays in his room all day with a cold, and hears all the noises going on around him. At the end of the book, everyone in the family comes upstairs to check on him. The dated illustrations may discourage some adult readers and may not play well with some children... but the repetitive noise dialog (especially with the occasionally "could he really hear that" for things like snow falling), and the "here come feet up the stairs, who was it" question and answer repetition would be excellent for young children who are just learning about predicting what comes next in a book and chiming in. I'd suggest for ages 2-3....more
My six year old and I finally got around to reading this little golden book and enjoyed it for a quiet bedtime read. It's a good colors book (the ColoMy six year old and I finally got around to reading this little golden book and enjoyed it for a quiet bedtime read. It's a good colors book (the Color Kittens, with their paints and brushes, set out to make green from the colors of paint they have, but they have to try many different combinations). The text flows nicely-- in fact, its better than My World Of Color even though some of the same text is used in that book-- but I have to admit I prefer Richard Scarry's original Colors book (found in Richard Scarry's Best Storybook Ever!) and My World Of Color....more
Oh, my sexist nostalgia strikes again! No wonder, after I had read this, that my mother complained I wanted to be a nurse rather than a doctor. But reOh, my sexist nostalgia strikes again! No wonder, after I had read this, that my mother complained I wanted to be a nurse rather than a doctor. But really, which was more appealing: Doctor Dan the Bandage Man, or Nurse Nancy? (I wanted to be a nurse to take care of people, what can I say. Of course my legs-- and my grasp of chemistry-- would never stand for it, so here I am a librarian.) Furthermore, when I read the biographies of Clara Barton as a middle schooler (Clara being one of the standard female subjects of dated biographies!) I realize I pictured her rush to the assistance of her injured brother as similar to Nurse Nancy's.
Just goes to show, what we show our kids in childhood will shape their ideas, eh?...more
This is one of those books that I have a guilty nostalgia for. Doctor Dan and Nurse Nancy-- how sexist they were. But who could resist Doctor Dan and This is one of those books that I have a guilty nostalgia for. Doctor Dan and Nurse Nancy-- how sexist they were. But who could resist Doctor Dan and the band-aids, even if this was clearly an advertising piece? *sigh*...more
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