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    <body><![CDATA[I didn't want to rate every Mercer Mayer Little Critters books so I thought I'd mark just one of the favorites. I admit that these books weren't on my top ten shelf despite the illustrations but I gave them a 4 star rating not because of my personal feelings but because of the boy's love for them. T...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69202858">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Next to &quot;Where the Wild Things Are,&quot; the Mercer Mayer Little Critter books were my son's favorite bedtime reading when he was little.  I probably read this one and other Mayer books to him a hundred times.  Personally, these were also my favorites to read to him. I'm going to include revie...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64415600">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Mayer(1983) tells a story about a Little Critter that can do things throughout the day  by himself to help his parents out but there is one thing he can’t do. He can’t go to sleep without a story begin read to him. I would use this in my classroom. It would help me teach my children the things t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73183085">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[ I like this book quite a bit. The pictures and words very definitely form a part of the backbone that is my life. Mercer Mayer certainly has had a substantial impact.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I read Mercer Mayer books when I was little, and now I read them to my kids. This one is always a favorite.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I've bought a number of Little Critter books for my nieces, because they really like them.<br/><br/>And anyway, they're short, they're funny, they're topical, and they're cheap. <br/><br/>In this one, Little Critter details all the things he can do &quot;by himself&quot;. Of course, the illustra...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31697307">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is good for K-1st because it talks about learning to do things on your own. It teaches them that though they want to do everything on their own there are still some things you need help with and thats okay. The things discussed in this book are simple things that students of this age are t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24572207">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was the first one of the author's books that I had read to my children. I think they were about 1-2 when we started reading these. I wanted to show them that they COULD do things for themselves. I thought that we had read all of MM's book but now, I see that there are so many more.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Great book for ages 2-5 learning to do things &quot;all by themselves&quot;.  Cute little creatures are hidden on each page.  Little ones love the simple story line, and adults love the underlying humor of the situations.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[a very cute book about how little critter is growing up and can stuff by himself.  it shows that no matter how much you can do alone, you still may need help with some stuff.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I keep waiting for me to read this to Gaby one night and her to decide &quot;I can do all those things for myself, too!&quot; No such luck so far, but a nice little children's book.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A great book to encourage your child to do things for themselves. Not so sure I'm ready to start having my 3-year-old pour juice for her sibling though - LOL!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was my absolute favorite Little Critter book! These were the first books that I really started reading on my own, so I have many memories with them. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a great one for those who have a 2 year old. I had five two year olds once upon a time,  ( thank goodness not all at the same time!!)]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Great read for 2-3 year olds who want to do everything themselves. Love Mercer Mayer!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Fun book for kids about learning how to do things independently!]]></body>
    
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