Sunday, January 24, 2010

The Berenstain Bears In the Freaky Funhouse

I thought that this book was really interesting. I really liked the fact that it highlighted kids. It showed that even young kids can be important when it comes to helping out in the community. I also liked that the story was able to keep my attention the whole time. One thing that I did noticed that bothered me a little was that at times it did not seem like parts of the story needed to be there. They seemed to be more like fillers and they did not really add anything to the story. Other than that, I believe all in all that this is a good childrens book.

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Happy Birthday Dolores

The story in this book was really cute. The first thing that caught my eye was the front cover of the book. I thought that the picture was really funny and the rest of the pictures thoughout the book were also funny. I really liked the book but I could not pinpoint what the message behind the story was. I think that this book would be a good book to have in the classroom for students if they wanted a book with a funny story and funny pictures to match.

David gets in Trouble

I thought that this story was really cute. I really liked how the book incorporated all the excuses that kids tend to use when they get into trouble. While readingthis book, I found myself laughing because I could remember back when I was a kid and would use those same excuses, and even find myself using some of them now. I thought that this was just a great book because everybody could relate to it in one way or another.

A long trip to Z

I thought that this story was very unique. I liked how the book actually made the alphabet into a trip for the students to follow. Although I really liked the trip idea, I thought that the story could have been pulled together a lot better. At times, I felt like things were just thrown into the story because that was the only thing that the author could come up with that began with that letter. I personally found this to be a little confusing at times and the flow of the story was also affected by this.

"Stand Back," said the elephant, "I'm going to sneeze".

I really liked this book and thought that it was an really easy read. Most of the words rhymed which gave the book a nice flow. Also, because a lot of the words rhymed, I thought that it would be a good book to use if someone was trying to teach ending sounds. I also liked the way the book incorporated facts about many different animals but did it in a fun way.

Jazzy Miz Mozetta

I thought that this book was a very funny book and would be good for children to read. The story was a very simple story and the message behind the story is a lesson that all children should learn. I thought that the illustrations for the story were really good too. They were very simple and drawn in a way that students would be able to figure out the words on the page by looking at the pictures. I also thought it did a good job of bring in different generations and showing how one could learn from the other. I definately think this book would be a great book to do some type of music assignment with students since it focuses on dancing. I would recommend this book to anybody who is looking for a good and funny book to teach the age old lesson that you should not judge a book by its cover.