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Alphabet poetry
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My daughter got B Is For Bunny as a gift for Easter and I think it is one of the few alphabet themed books that I like to read to her. Most books that just go down the list of the letters are boring, long, and use a lot of the same images (ie A is for Apple). But this book has good rhymes and original ideas for the letters.The poetry pace keeps the book moving quickly, and while it is a little long with all 26 letters to cover, the story stays on topic and even throws a few things in there like "X is in Equinox" for something to talk about after the story is done. |
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Silly, but fun
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Pinkie Pie's Pretty Hair Day is a My Little Pony story, so it basically means that just like most other mass market toys - it was just written to sell more My Little Pony dolls. But for me that's okay, I like My Little Pony. They aren't trying to get my daughter to grow up to fast and wear makeup like some dolls out there do. Anyway - the story is very similar to the other pony story, Rainbow Dash's Dress Up Fun, and the story is based around Pinkie Pie getting ready for her birthday party and trying to decide how to wear her hair. Yes, it's a silly book that was just made to have Moms teach their daughters how to braid and what a bun is, but doesn't somebody have to teach them eventually right? |
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Need to find the song first
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I have never personally been a big fan of Raffi, so I will have to take their word that this is one of his most popular songs. The book has lovely illustrations and and what they talk about is interesting. But we got this book as a gift and I had no idea how the tune of the song went. The story is obviously written to be sung, but has no music to go with it. So for the longest time my husband and I tried different tunes to try to sing along to it with no avail. BUT then I looked up the video on YouTube and finally got the tune down right. After that the book isn't bad at all - but I can pretty much guarantee that this book would still be collecting dust if we hadn't found the tune! It was frustrating just to try to read it! |
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My favorite Carle book
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The Grouchy Ladybug is my favorite of all the Eric Carle books. The illustrations are unique and beautiful and the story makes me laugh every time.The story is about a ladybug who wants to pick a fight with every animal he runs across, but when they say to him, "if you insist" then he says "nah, you're not big enough!". This goes on all day till he finds one animal that puts him in his place. This is a great book to read to grouchy kids, or a kid who likes to exaggerate just a little too much. |
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A classic that might not be for everyone
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Goodnight Moon has been read to children at bedtime for over 60 years now. And while some of you may think that I am crazy, it's not one of my top ten books. While it is a cute story of a little bunny trying to delay going to sleep by saying goodnight to everything in his room that he can possibly think of, I don't think that all kids would find it entertaining. Personally my daughter can't sit through the first 3 pages without reaching for a different book for me to read to her. But maybe that is what is slanting my opinion...The pictures are interesting. Since the book is so old they are more of a cartoon style and you might have fun explaining to older kids what some of the items in the rooms are that most people don't even use anymore. |
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A book about shoes
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The story My Shoes Take Me Where I Want to Go, is a story about dressing up, using your imagination, and the different types of shoes there are. The story is okay - but its written in kind of a sing-song manner that gets a little bumpy in sections. The illustrations are colorful, but very messy and don't have any detail. This is an alright book for basic understanding of playing pretend and learning about shoes - but not the most interesting story. I also found it odd that the only place there seemed to be any detail in the story is on the very last page where it shows a mother reading to her daughter and the book is very clearly another one of the other authors stories. A little cheesy for my taste. |
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A Latin American Myth
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The story of the Monkey's New Drum comes from a Latin American collection of tales and myths. This particular story comes from Panama and is based on a trickster tale. Not only is a good read, it also teaches kids several Spanish words with a glossary included on the last page. The monkey, Reynaldo, likes to brag and wants to be popular - but with the way he treats the other animals, they don't like him much at all. He wants to have a party and he thinks everyone will come if he can get Juani the tortoise's shell as a drum. So the two animals have a race to see who will win the shell. This book does seem like a typical tortoise and the hare type tale, but it has an extra twist at the end that shows kids that even if someone isn't very nice to you that it doesn't mean that you should sink to their level. In fact, the story encourages kids to help others understand that kindness will get you farther in life. |
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A new kind of velveteen rabbit type tale
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The story of Edward Tulane is that of a vain, selfish china rabbit who takes his family for granted - that is until he is lost in a way that seems he will never be found again. This is how Edwards journey of discovering love and emotions begins. I think all kids from ages 3 to as old as 14 will enjoy this book. The story is told very well, and the illustrations are so lovely they could easily pass for a painting to hang on a wall. As an adult reader I found the story really tugging on my heart strings for all the old toys that I once loved so deeply, hoping that they were having the same kinds of adventures as Edward. |
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An old story that still holds up
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Harry the Dirty Dog is a story about how sometimes we have to do things that we don't like. Harry doesn't like to take baths, so he hides his bath scrub brush and runs away from home. Even though he has a fun adventure for a while, he misses his home and eventually does what he needs to do for his family. I think this story is fun for kids who don't feel like they have a lot of control over their daily life. For kids who have a hard time understanding why they have to do certain jobs or chores - they will relate to Harry and understand how he feels. The illustrations are not very colorful, but I kind of like them in the earth tones they use. Plus they are a fun, retro style that you don't see as much anymore. (I'm sure at the time the book was first published they weren't considered retro! ;) |
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Not Terrible
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This story is about a group of girls from an old television series on Cartoon Network. It basically follows three super hero kindergarten girls who look for the big, terrible trouble that the mayor needs help with. They go from bad guy, to bad guy, only to be told that wasn't the problem he was talking about. At the end of the story it turns out that the mayor just needed some help with a jar of pickles. The story on this one was alright - nothing particularly new about this story line, but it works and thats why you see it so often. The only thing that I could find that might concern some parents was the mild super hero type violence (although there is a picture of one of the girls punching through one bad guys glass helmet into his brain that is a little odd), but other than that it's pretty much what you would expect from a story inspired by a tv show. |
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