2/11/14 ** Eat Like a Bear traces the food-hunting journey of a brown bear through the seasons. The book text perfectly captures the rhythm of the seasons and the bear's quest for food. Sayre's language is poetic without feeling forced. The phrase "paw and claw and pull" recurs with slight variati...
Really well done rhythmic book that introduces kids to all kinds of birds. It doesn't say much about the various winged creatures, but it sure makes you appreciate the wide variety of birdlife in our world. The illustrations compliment the rhyme, and add an element of silly fun to the book. When ...
Preschool propaganda ;-) As a read-aloud, the chant in the text is just a way to mark the time while looking at the well-composed photos of heirloom vegetables carefully arranged. I was taken in by plenty of the photos, but not so much by the text. What could Sayre have done to provide a narrative s...
A fun, fruity companion to Rah, Rah Radishes! illustrated with delicious color photographs.
Hmm. Borrowed a copy from the local public library, very clear that this book had never been read before. Disappointing, because this is a beautiful book about vultures. The story of what vultures like to eat is told through simple, melodic text and cut-paper collage.
Yummy!
At first something about this picture book got to me and not in a good way. It just didn’t seem to flow right while I read it in my head.Creative? Yes. Fun? Yes. Get stuck in your head? Yes.Yes. Yes.I can’t stop singing “If You’re Hoppy ..” in my head and it is not annoying. I am enjoying reminiscin...
Excellent choice for storytime!