Ellen Javernick
Illustrated by Colleen M. Madden
Why can’t I feed a bear popcorn at the zoo? Why can’t I race the grocery cart in the store? Why can’t I throw a soda can out of a car window? Those are just some of the things a child is challenged with in this book, What If Everybody Did That? Talking in the library … not hanging up his coat on the hook … to even throwing snowballs … these things could become problems if everyone did what this child did. Children need to learn the consequences of their actions while they are still young. Examples of many behaviors children might find silly are found in this book, with adult responses.
The illustrations are endearing to the text and children should find the story fun. It is a book that children will want to pick up and read just to look at the illustrations and then relate with the text. As a trained Reading Specialist, I would recommend this book for every library, home, public and school.
BIBLIO: 2010, Marshall Cavendish Children’s Books, Ages 3 – 7, $12.99.
REVIEWER: Debby Willett
FORMAT: Picture Book
ISBN: 978-0-7614-5686-5
REVIEWED FOR: Children’s Literature, Online Version, 3/31/10
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
My World Series – It’s My Birthday
Bobbie Kalman
It’s My Birthday begins with words children should know as the book is read to them. As a child is celebrating their birthday with a party, a cake follows with candles to blow out. There are presents to open, and a funny clown appears. The clown makes balloon animals for the children at the party. The book goes on to pull children into the story by asking when their birthdays are and how old they are. An activity is included encouraging a group of children to use their bodies to make letters relevant to the subject of the book. The photographs included in the book are several children so readers should feel as if they are a part of the story. The last page of the book include notes for adults to use as suggestions birthday suggestions, encouraging children to mark their birthdays on a calendar, and possibly dancing a ‘gratitude dance’ for all they have been given.
The back of this book suggests a Level B reading guide is available, yet, after going to the web site, I could not find anything above Level H. Also, the reading level suggestion is 4-7. As a trained Reading Specialist, I would think the reading level should be more effective for PreK to Kindergarten.
BIBLIO: 2010, Crabtree Publishing, Ages 4 – 7, $5.95.
REVIEWER: Debby Willett
FORMAT: Picture Book
ISBN: 978-0-7787-9462-2
REVIEWED FOR: Children’s Literature, Online Version, 3/31/10
It’s My Birthday begins with words children should know as the book is read to them. As a child is celebrating their birthday with a party, a cake follows with candles to blow out. There are presents to open, and a funny clown appears. The clown makes balloon animals for the children at the party. The book goes on to pull children into the story by asking when their birthdays are and how old they are. An activity is included encouraging a group of children to use their bodies to make letters relevant to the subject of the book. The photographs included in the book are several children so readers should feel as if they are a part of the story. The last page of the book include notes for adults to use as suggestions birthday suggestions, encouraging children to mark their birthdays on a calendar, and possibly dancing a ‘gratitude dance’ for all they have been given.
The back of this book suggests a Level B reading guide is available, yet, after going to the web site, I could not find anything above Level H. Also, the reading level suggestion is 4-7. As a trained Reading Specialist, I would think the reading level should be more effective for PreK to Kindergarten.
BIBLIO: 2010, Crabtree Publishing, Ages 4 – 7, $5.95.
REVIEWER: Debby Willett
FORMAT: Picture Book
ISBN: 978-0-7787-9462-2
REVIEWED FOR: Children’s Literature, Online Version, 3/31/10
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