This book is more than twice my age.  Heck even the reprint I was reading was older than I am. But the story holds up.  Even the artwork, ,while dated, still tells the story of the little red lighthouse who thought his proud days of helping boats was over because of the big steel bridge.  It makes me wonder if now, almost 80 years later, that lighthouse is still standing?

This book is all about being nervous for the first day of school.  It also is about how sometimes you think there is something weird about you that stands out and will make others think you are weird. But these fears are internal, and you just have to try.  I like the message, but think it may be a little hidden.  I really liked the artwork.  

There are many stories of how Santa came to be, however this story takes place before Santa who goes by the name of Nico gets his permanent home at the North Pole.  Toby Carter was given to an orphanage as a baby and later moved to a work house.  He just wants to be free, have  a family, and live a normal life.  After a daring escape he ends up at the Winter Freek Show and learns that Magic, elf magic to be precise, is what makes the Freek Show and how Nico studies kids for the Naughty and Nice List.  This was a wild ride and it’s only book 1 of three.  It made for a fun audio listen while christmas crafting.

This book is meant for the reader to play a guessing game. What did the child and the monkey go to see? Use their body language to take a guess, then turn the page to see if you are correct.

This was a lot of fun to read.  The cadence is like a dance, the words like a song, and the actions like a stage direction.  It all works.  And it would be really fun in story time.

It’s very apparent to me that I do not get why this book and its siblings are so popular.  The illustrations are lovely, but one minute they are peas, then sprouts, back to peas, then to guys.  It doesn’t follow a pattern of flow, and in all honesty, I thought the story was quite slow for so few words.

Snappsy the turtle is a bit of a curmudgeon.  He has gained a new best friend, but all he wants is to be left alone.  But once the presence of his best friend is gone, Snappsy will realize how much he misses it.  A great fun book.  I love how the illustrations up the comedy factor.

This book is all about the illustrations.  Pinkney uses his amazing skills to tell the reader with few words the timeless story of the tortoise and the hare.

This visit to the monster museum is full of freaky poems.  Most rhyme well and have a good cadence.  Sometimes the endings are a little huh.., but all in all the book works.  Plus the Grimly illustrations are perfect for the tales.

Snappsy the alligator interacts with the narrator of the story.  The narrator is kind of annoying.  He is always wanting Snappsy to make things better, be more entertaining, etc.  This book is cute, but not cute enough to out live my annoyance.