Chicken , Pig, Cow and the Purple Problem
by Ruth Ohi
3-Year-Old: Thumbs Up
Mom: Thumbs Up
Summary: Cow realizes that her purple spots are not the same color as spots on real cows. She leaves Chicken and Pig during naptime and goes outside to find real cow colors. Chicken and Pig search for Cow outside and find her. Cow is surprised Chicken and Pig recognize the new 'Cow' covered in grey and brown. She realizes that they are her friends no matter what color she is.
Review: My son asked for an immediate reread, which is always an indicator of a good book. The next day when he saw the pile of books from the library, he reached for this one. The story was simple: the characters had simple names (Cow, Pig, Girl), the sentences were short ("Dog barked."), and the storyline was simple and warm, which made it easy for him to understand and enjoy. I also liked the book because of the positive message and sense of humor (Chicken's side comments are funny to me.) The first time I read it, I thought the ending might have been a bit smoother, but it's been a good book to read over and over again to my son.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Field Trip Day
Field Trip Day
by Lynn Plourde
3-Year-Old: Thumbs Up
Mom: Thumbs Up
Summary: A class goes on a field trip to an organic farm. The kids see cows being milked, chicken eggs being packaged and sheep being sheared. Throughout the book, the chaperons do head counts to make sure all the children are accounted for. One curious student always seems to be missing.
Review: I enjoyed this book because it is educational and modern with an emphasis on organic farming and renewable energy. My son asks me to read this one quite often. I think he enjoys some of of the repetitive phrases and chants like, "time for a head count!" I also ham it up and use different voices for the different characters - the farmer speaks in a dialect (maybe too stereotypical, but I ham it up anyway). It might be a little bit long for a young audience. My son's friend seemed to get a little restless in the middle. So this book is not a complete 10, but it gets a thumbs up from both of us.
by Lynn Plourde
3-Year-Old: Thumbs Up
Mom: Thumbs Up
Summary: A class goes on a field trip to an organic farm. The kids see cows being milked, chicken eggs being packaged and sheep being sheared. Throughout the book, the chaperons do head counts to make sure all the children are accounted for. One curious student always seems to be missing.
Review: I enjoyed this book because it is educational and modern with an emphasis on organic farming and renewable energy. My son asks me to read this one quite often. I think he enjoys some of of the repetitive phrases and chants like, "time for a head count!" I also ham it up and use different voices for the different characters - the farmer speaks in a dialect (maybe too stereotypical, but I ham it up anyway). It might be a little bit long for a young audience. My son's friend seemed to get a little restless in the middle. So this book is not a complete 10, but it gets a thumbs up from both of us.
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