This is a fun twist on the classic. Everyone is going to grandma’s but they’re coming from different regions and in different methods of transportation. I enjoyed the creative modes the author used to get the guests traveling to grandmas yet somehow, when they arrive, they are all together, in the o...
This is definitely my saying.I think if my library does family book bundles again, I would like to pair this book with Wonder by Palaccio and a few other "conflict/resolution books."
Two very different attitudes about a rainy day collide in this delightful story.
I am Samantha!I was that kid that could not wait for my mom's approval to try out something new. Hence, our family now has some pithy stories about my childhood escapades (such as me using the top of my swing set as a balance beam when I was 4-years-old!) and so I loved this book.Samantha has a bran...
The weird rhyme scheme costs it a star, but this is a lovely story with beautiful, classic art.
Samantha gets some roller skates, but her mother cautions her not to put them on until her mom has time to go with Samantha. Of course, Samantha does not listen. She puts the skates on anyway and all too soon she is careening down an enormous hill, helplessly grabbing for anything she can reach to t...
A waiter in a Parisian bistro adamantly refuses to serve dogs. Or cats. Or any other animals his human patrons attempt to sneak in. And finally the animal-loving humans are forced to seek sustenance from a street vendor, who doesn’t have close to enough food for the throngs of people and their anima...
Who knew roller skating could lead to such wild adventure? Good, lively fun.
A good pick for very young animal lovers. Text is minimal, illustrations are simple and uncluttered.
Cute. I liked the collage art a lot. The rhymes are good. But I'd have liked it all better if the naughty kids had all gotten away with it.
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