The books I have chosen are as follows and I will be modeling
my reviews after The HornBook format. I also modeled my own rating system on the
of the HornBook format. My rating is numbered 1 through 5, with 1 being the
highest rating. Taken into consideration
is readability, illustrations, enjoyment of book for children, and enjoyment of
book for adult.
Graham-Barber, Lynda. KokoCat, Inside and Out
24pp. Lane, Nancy. The Gryphon Press, 2012. ISBN
978-0-940719-12-5
Rating – 2, 2-4, An informing story about caring for a
pet cat. Many children may have a pet cat which they will be able to relate the
activities to their own cat. The story also points out the dangers of letting
cats go outside. The illustrations capture the actions and expressions of
KokoCat making one believe that she could jump off the page.
Animals – Behavior, Animals – Cats, Animals – Domestic, Animals
– Mammals, Pet Care, Pets, Young Reader
Logue, Mary. Sleep
Like a Tiger
36 pp. Zagarebski, Pamela. Houghton Mifflin Books for
Children, 2012. ISBN 978-0-547-64102-7
Rating – 3, 2-4, Charming illustrations help the young
reader/listener to envision the story as it is read. The story is about a young
girl, who as most children do, reaches an age when they do not want to go to
sleep. Her smart parents explained how everything sleeps for a reason providing
her with some explanation. A fun activity to do is to have the reader/listener
observe is items and creatures that appear in the illustrations such as wheels
in odd places throughout the book.
Animals – Behavior, Children – Bed Time, Children – Routine,
Children – Sleep, Human – Behavior
Long, Ethan. Up!
Tall! And High! (but not necessarily in the order)
29pp Long, Ethan and Tamura, Marikka. The Penguin Group, 2012.
ISBN 978-0-399-25611-0
Rating – 1, 0-4, Simple wording and colorful
illustrations help the young reader/listener to understand the meaning of the
words from the title. Fun tricks like expanding pages help keep the reader’s/listener’s
attention. Repetition of reading will help the child to visually identify the
words and help connect the definitions.
Animals - Birds, Comical, Fiction, Spatial Relations, Young
Reader
Seeger, Laura Vaccaro. Green
34pp. Seeger, Laura Vaccaro. Roaring Brook Press, 2011.
ISBN 978-1-59643-397-7
Rating – 5, 0-4, Wonderfully vibrant pictures
illustrating many different shades of the color green. Cut outs on the pages
give the reader/listener a fun way to view the next color in a creative way to
stimulate visual acuity. Rhyming words stimulate the hearing acuity of the
young reader/listener.
Colors, Green, Rhyme, Young Reader
Willems, Mo. Let’s
Go for a Drive!
57pp. Willems, Mo. Hyperion Books for Children, 2012.
ISBN 978-142316482-1
Rating – 1, 2-4, The latest in a series of books about
Elephant and Piggie. In this story Elephant and Piggie plan a car trip and must
prepare by gathering all items they may need. The repetition throughout the
story allows the young reader/listener to participate and improve their verbal
skills.
Animals – Elephant, Animals – Mammals, Animals – Pig, Comical,
Driving, Fiction, Friendship, Planning an Event, Young Reader
