Review By JENNIFER GANNETT This counting book opens with the pronouncement that it is spring and immediately queries whether the children have remembered their animal friends. I found that one question very powerful- how have we remembered our animal friends in not just periods of celebration but the quotidian rhythms of our lives? The book’s […]
Entries Tagged as 'Mouse'
Countdown to Spring!
March 31st, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Tags: Baby Book·Easter·Good for Toddlers·Jennifer Gannett·Mouse·Preschoolers·Spring
The Lion and the Mouse
December 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY Jerry Pinkney’s new book is a visual treat, using stunning illustrations to retell Aesop’s fable. Using only the occasional sound, Mr. Pinkney’s storybook lends itself to an interpretation that supports and reinforces animal rights. The gist is this: the lion spares the mouse and the mouse frees the lion from a […]
Tags: Animal Rights Books for Kids·Caldecott Medal·Early Elementary·Hunting·Jerry Pinkney·Lion·Mouse·New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2009·Preschoolers·Wildlife Books for Kids
A Pinky Is a Baby Mouse
November 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY Inspired by the fact that a baby spiny anteater is a puggle (!), Pam Munoz Ryan wrote A Pinky Is a Baby Mouse to introduce young children to animal families ranging from spiders to lions. Her delightful text is accompanied by very detailed and realistic illustrations by Diane deGroat. I had picked […]
Tags: Animal Families·Birds·Diane deGroat·Early Elementary·Fish·Frogs·Goats·Lion·Maine Animal Coalitiion·Moms and Babies·Mouse·Pam Munoz Ryan·Pig·Pigeon·Preschoolers·Snakes·Spiny Anteater·Wildlife·Wildlife Books for Kids·Zoo