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Age: Preschool-1st grade
Animals: Zoo
This party-planning panda decides to throw a fantastic Panda Party but remembers that he is the only panda at the zoo. He branches out his invite to just bears but realizes that Koala Bear can't come, since she is technically a marsupial. As he expands the guest list he continues to encounter animals that don't fit his parameters, and so Xander expands it further and further until everyone is invited--even the new member of the zoo.
I loved the simple illustrations, the in-line rhymes, and the scientific mentions to animal vocabulary--not to mention the storyline is really fun. At the end, Park provides scientific background to some of the animals featured, including the Panda Bear.
Animals: Zoo
This party-planning panda decides to throw a fantastic Panda Party but remembers that he is the only panda at the zoo. He branches out his invite to just bears but realizes that Koala Bear can't come, since she is technically a marsupial. As he expands the guest list he continues to encounter animals that don't fit his parameters, and so Xander expands it further and further until everyone is invited--even the new member of the zoo.
I loved the simple illustrations, the in-line rhymes, and the scientific mentions to animal vocabulary--not to mention the storyline is really fun. At the end, Park provides scientific background to some of the animals featured, including the Panda Bear.
Age: Preschool-2nd grade
Food: Pizza!
Animals: Raccoon
Narrator wants to help out poor Raccoon and his pizza obsession. He decides to throw a secret pizza party in his honor. Now, I hope children will like the silliness of this book, because I sure did. Not only is the dialogue hilarious (well, monologue since raccoons don't talk, silly) but the illustrations are equally as hilarious. That's double the guffaws! When raccoon runs back to his house with stolen pizza in hand with raccoon-sniffing broom-bots on his tail, there are several pizza-related posters on the wall, including one that has a woman with pizza slices for hands and feet. And a pizza slice with a goatee. And a pizza lamp. You have to see it.
I actually loled when this happened: "SECRET PIZZA PARTY! Oops, I said that kind of loud. Sorry, pizza smell gives me the happy screams."
Food: Pizza!
Animals: Raccoon
Narrator wants to help out poor Raccoon and his pizza obsession. He decides to throw a secret pizza party in his honor. Now, I hope children will like the silliness of this book, because I sure did. Not only is the dialogue hilarious (well, monologue since raccoons don't talk, silly) but the illustrations are equally as hilarious. That's double the guffaws! When raccoon runs back to his house with stolen pizza in hand with raccoon-sniffing broom-bots on his tail, there are several pizza-related posters on the wall, including one that has a woman with pizza slices for hands and feet. And a pizza slice with a goatee. And a pizza lamp. You have to see it.
I actually loled when this happened: "SECRET PIZZA PARTY! Oops, I said that kind of loud. Sorry, pizza smell gives me the happy screams."
Age: Preschool-1st grade
Animals: Zoo
Similar in theme to: Where the Wild Things Are
I had a pleasant smile on my face throughout the whole book. The illustrations are impeccably complimentary to the text.
Animals: Zoo
Similar in theme to: Where the Wild Things Are
I had a pleasant smile on my face throughout the whole book. The illustrations are impeccably complimentary to the text.
Age: Preschool+
Animals: Pig, duck
Opposing forces attract in the tale of Pig and Duck. Pig enjoys his solitude atop a hill with a wondrous view, until Duck decides to build his house right next door. Well defined characters and a cool setting add up to a pleasant and enjoyable read. I loved the smooth flowing story line paired with illustrations that aren't trying too hard to be fun. The last pictures are a hoot of Pig and Duck traveling the world.
Animals: Pig, duck
Opposing forces attract in the tale of Pig and Duck. Pig enjoys his solitude atop a hill with a wondrous view, until Duck decides to build his house right next door. Well defined characters and a cool setting add up to a pleasant and enjoyable read. I loved the smooth flowing story line paired with illustrations that aren't trying too hard to be fun. The last pictures are a hoot of Pig and Duck traveling the world.
Age: Preschool-1st grade
Animals: Elephant
Elephant finds an abandoned book and accidentally sniffs up the words. When Elephant sneezes the words out, the letters are all jumbled. Elephant seeks out her friends to try and put the letters back into words who are just as clueless as she. It was fun to find real words amidst the chaos of jumbled letters as each animal interacted with the letters.
Animals: Elephant
Elephant finds an abandoned book and accidentally sniffs up the words. When Elephant sneezes the words out, the letters are all jumbled. Elephant seeks out her friends to try and put the letters back into words who are just as clueless as she. It was fun to find real words amidst the chaos of jumbled letters as each animal interacted with the letters.
Age: Kindergarten-2nd grade
Animals: Forest
This is ridiculously fantastic and will definitely tickle the funny bone of all older brothers (or battle-prone sisters) that have ever had to trudge through a sweet, fluffy picture book because their younger sibling wanted to read it.
The original tale in this picture book is a light romp across the forest by the birthday bunny who is trying to get his forest friends to celebrate with him. But the real recipient, Alex, of this predictable, boring book decides to liven it up a bit by creating BATTLE BUNNY by scribbling out the drab story line and adding his own, fabulous interpretation.
The fun thing about Battle Bunny is that it doesn't seem like cute humor or even child-like humor. It very much seems like something I'd replicate for my friends to laugh at (I love my friends, don't make fun of them). So, this would definitely be suitable in the hands of a second grader. If Battle Bunny were a movie, it would be along the lines of Despicable Me.
Animals: Forest
This is ridiculously fantastic and will definitely tickle the funny bone of all older brothers (or battle-prone sisters) that have ever had to trudge through a sweet, fluffy picture book because their younger sibling wanted to read it.
The original tale in this picture book is a light romp across the forest by the birthday bunny who is trying to get his forest friends to celebrate with him. But the real recipient, Alex, of this predictable, boring book decides to liven it up a bit by creating BATTLE BUNNY by scribbling out the drab story line and adding his own, fabulous interpretation.
The fun thing about Battle Bunny is that it doesn't seem like cute humor or even child-like humor. It very much seems like something I'd replicate for my friends to laugh at (I love my friends, don't make fun of them). So, this would definitely be suitable in the hands of a second grader. If Battle Bunny were a movie, it would be along the lines of Despicable Me.
Age: Preschool+
Animals: Zoo
A creative plot drives this imaginative story with a dose of suspense. Little T is afraid to go to the zoo but she can't remember why. Her family helps her jog her memory by interpreting different animals with clothes, boxes, blankets, and, most importantly, their imagination. This is a fabulous book on family bonding and solving a problem together. The ending is pretty funny, too.
Animals: Zoo
A creative plot drives this imaginative story with a dose of suspense. Little T is afraid to go to the zoo but she can't remember why. Her family helps her jog her memory by interpreting different animals with clothes, boxes, blankets, and, most importantly, their imagination. This is a fabulous book on family bonding and solving a problem together. The ending is pretty funny, too.
Age: Preschool-Kindergarten
Animals: Rainforest
A nice change of pace for this cumulative rhyme for The House That Jack Built. However, the first introduction of a new rhyme scheme is clunky and hardly rhymes in the way the rest of the book does.
Animals: Rainforest
A nice change of pace for this cumulative rhyme for The House That Jack Built. However, the first introduction of a new rhyme scheme is clunky and hardly rhymes in the way the rest of the book does.