Doesn't rhyme perfectly but decently. I get that the overarching idea is opposites, not rhymes. I think I've seen this same art enough. Doesn't rhyme perfectly but decently. I get that the overarching idea is opposites, not rhymes. I think I've seen this same art enough. ...more
Wow, I'm surprised this wasn't published as a picture book to get wider recognition. But kudos to the team for making such a beautiful board book! HonWow, I'm surprised this wasn't published as a picture book to get wider recognition. But kudos to the team for making such a beautiful board book! Honestly, I could see some Caldecott in this book. The text is beautiful, but the pictures add so much to it. ...more
I'm not entirely sure why Clanton needed Musser, but ok. It looks like a Clanton work, so maybe Musser wrote it? It's an interactive story about makinI'm not entirely sure why Clanton needed Musser, but ok. It looks like a Clanton work, so maybe Musser wrote it? It's an interactive story about making a rainbow. I thought it would be more cohesive and science-y, like they'd make the cloud cry but then show the sun and then show how it all makes a rainbow, but it wasn't like that; it was more like an interactive story about drawing rainbows and failing and trying again. ...more
This is kinda cute and I think would be really fun to act out with actual paint on actual paper. Maybe read the story then everyone gets paint and papThis is kinda cute and I think would be really fun to act out with actual paint on actual paper. Maybe read the story then everyone gets paint and paper and makes lots of dots and scribbles and lines? I think it was really effective. ...more
I think the "When to Mimi's house we go" line sounds really awkward. I don't know why they didn't go with "Off to Mimi's house we go." The rhymes are I think the "When to Mimi's house we go" line sounds really awkward. I don't know why they didn't go with "Off to Mimi's house we go." The rhymes are mostly okay. I think it's confusing that they take just about every mode of transportation to Mimi's house. At first I was like ok, they take a plane and then a train and then a ... wait a minute. I don't know; it was weird. ...more
This book was funny in different ways than How to Pee Your Pants. The early bird made for a very bad owl but could he make a good knight? Read to findThis book was funny in different ways than How to Pee Your Pants. The early bird made for a very bad owl but could he make a good knight? Read to find out. ...more
It cracks me up that this book gets an official : between Pants and The. On the cover it looks much less official. I loved this book. It was cute and It cracks me up that this book gets an official : between Pants and The. On the cover it looks much less official. I loved this book. It was cute and effective and very sweet. ...more
I greatly enjoyed this book. I'm going to add it to my 6th grade recommendation list. I like how it combines reality with fantasy and talking animals/I greatly enjoyed this book. I'm going to add it to my 6th grade recommendation list. I like how it combines reality with fantasy and talking animals/talking TO animals. ...more
Huh, I didn't know that was a chipmunk. I thought it was a mouse.
Anyway, great undies. I really like the page turn where we go from the blank backgroHuh, I didn't know that was a chipmunk. I thought it was a mouse.
Anyway, great undies. I really like the page turn where we go from the blank background page to the two page spread of the library. That was the best executed part of the whole book. So smart to do it that way. I also am glad they explained that while all books are "your" books, that doesn't mean you can always have access to all the books. It is a sharing thing, the library. ...more
I had to flip back to the front a couple times to make sure this was really a new book. Some of it with the boy and the penguin just felt too familiarI had to flip back to the front a couple times to make sure this was really a new book. Some of it with the boy and the penguin just felt too familiar. Was that the point though? Did the author want this to just be another story about a boy and his penguin friend? But eventually you get that it is a new book, and it's a cute one. I really like how the star ends up for both of the friends. ...more
I've had this thought, too, about Christmas' origins and Santa's origins and then you put them together and you get Santa's First Christmas. The undieI've had this thought, too, about Christmas' origins and Santa's origins and then you put them together and you get Santa's First Christmas. The undies are just meh. The holiday is celebrated very well, though I think we could have appreciated the lights on the houses better had they been tiny. Yes, I know that would have been a lot more work. Maybe they tried that and it didn't work. ...more
This is Jonker's best book by a mile. It felt like it came from a real author. At first I thought it was going to be wordless, but it only gives us a This is Jonker's best book by a mile. It felt like it came from a real author. At first I thought it was going to be wordless, but it only gives us a few pages that way. Cordell does great detail work on the ship here. I'm usually not a Cordell fan, but this book was actually pretty good. ...more
I think it's good that Hopkinson pointed out the parts of the story that we can only imagine/guess about. But still, she was able to make a lot of it I think it's good that Hopkinson pointed out the parts of the story that we can only imagine/guess about. But still, she was able to make a lot of it real. I knew what was coming because I know of cholera, but I think it is good for kids. ...more
This is a phenomenal book. The illustrations are incredibly impressive, especially for the fact that we know little about what the whale truly looks lThis is a phenomenal book. The illustrations are incredibly impressive, especially for the fact that we know little about what the whale truly looks like down below. I want the full spread of the cover as a poster for my room. The most interesting thing for me was the ear wax record in the ears of the whale. I think this could be a Sibert winner or a Caldecott contender. ...more
I didn't notice them until a few pages in, but I liked that it had the name of the type of rock on there. Maybe make it more obvious though? I'm not sI didn't notice them until a few pages in, but I liked that it had the name of the type of rock on there. Maybe make it more obvious though? I'm not sure. I liked the rhyme although it did seem kind of forced. There were very specific line breaks where the rhyme would be. But overall I think it's informative and interesting. ...more
This was goofy in a good way. I really liked the ending, too. And I like how moose doesn't give up. This was goofy in a good way. I really liked the ending, too. And I like how moose doesn't give up. ...more
Super cute, every component. It almost became an alphabet animal book with the rhyming and the animal letters. I really enjoyed the message of how eveSuper cute, every component. It almost became an alphabet animal book with the rhyming and the animal letters. I really enjoyed the message of how everyone needs help sometimes (and that's perfectly okay!) It was shown well how he couldn't stop until he needed help. The illustrations are bold and bright. I could definitely see using this in a vehicles storytime. ...more
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