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Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!
The irresistible sounds in this lively story are a big part of the fun of this slapstick comedy. After many years of wishing for a garden, Mr. McGreely finally plants one and eagerly awaits his fresh vegetables. A group of naughty bunnies discovers them first, however, and the hilarity is in the many obstacles that the farmer puts up-- and the rabbits find ways around Chil...more
Paperback, 32 pages
Published
2002
by Atheneum Books for Young Readers
(first published April 2nd 1902)
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I like these pictures. The bunnies are too cute. An interesting build on story with a funny ending. I think the sounds and actions can work in a storytime. I'm interested to see what I could do with it, and how the children would react to it.
3/31/10 & 4/1/10 This came off very well in the storytimes. I could tell the children loved the story. And they were definitely caught be the story and wondering what would happen. I did well with the different sounds and actions, but I think I could hav...more
3/31/10 & 4/1/10 This came off very well in the storytimes. I could tell the children loved the story. And they were definitely caught be the story and wondering what would happen. I did well with the different sounds and actions, but I think I could hav...more
This would make a great read-aloud because of all the fun word play (I love just saying the cover, "Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!" and there's lots more in the story, too.) The illustrations are not exactly my cup of tea, but they are very interesting and I enjoyed them. What I especially appreciated is that the "message" of the story is kind of left open to interpretation. When the man decides he will finally plant a garden, three bunnies come and muncha-muncha-muncha on his veggies. He is so annoyed...more
This book is delightful. I give it five stars because of its delicious language play, the perfect pictures, and the important, though open-to-interpreation, message. I especially like Mr. McGreeley (clearly a version of Mr. McGregor) and the clothes and mischievous faces on the three munching bunnies. I've been thinking a lot about food, culture, sustainability, and ownership lately, so I may have overread this book. Here are three points or questions that came to me during and after reading:
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Mr. McGreely dreamed of planting a garden. One day he decides, "This is it! I'm going to plant a garden." He carefully hoes and sows and watches his garden grow. Then one night, three cute, but conniving, bunnies sneak into his garden. They chomp his blossoms, chew his stems, nibble his leaves and gnaw his sprouts. The wordplay is catchy and the darling illustrations intertwine perfectly with the text. As Mr. McGreely tries harder and harder to allow "no bunny" to enter his garden, the giggles g...more
A man plants a vegetable garden but each night rabbits eat his vegetables. He tries many ways to stop them and finally he gets to enjoy his vegetables.
The words and font that the author used shows motion and captures the reader’s attention. The book is full of different texts to show different emotions and actions of the characters. The reader can use these cues to know how the story is meant to be read. If I used this book in a classroom I would use this book to teach fluency. Using the differ...more
The words and font that the author used shows motion and captures the reader’s attention. The book is full of different texts to show different emotions and actions of the characters. The reader can use these cues to know how the story is meant to be read. If I used this book in a classroom I would use this book to teach fluency. Using the differ...more
The gardener plants the seeds.
The gardener plants the seeds.
High ho the derry oh,
The gardener plants the seeds.
2nd verse: The rain falls on the ground.
3rd verse: The sun shines bright and warm.
4th verse: The seeds begin to grow.
5th verse: Flowers grow everywhere.
A little sun (hold arms above head)
A little rain (wiggle figers in air in downward motion)
Now pull up all teh weeds (pretend to pull weeds)
Our flowers grow, all in a row (hold all ten figers lined up)
From tiny little seeds (hold thumb na...more
The gardener plants the seeds.
High ho the derry oh,
The gardener plants the seeds.
2nd verse: The rain falls on the ground.
3rd verse: The sun shines bright and warm.
4th verse: The seeds begin to grow.
5th verse: Flowers grow everywhere.
A little sun (hold arms above head)
A little rain (wiggle figers in air in downward motion)
Now pull up all teh weeds (pretend to pull weeds)
Our flowers grow, all in a row (hold all ten figers lined up)
From tiny little seeds (hold thumb na...more
A fun twist on a cumulative story. Mr. McGreely plants a garden but has to fight the bunnies to save his veggies. I read this with my 3rd and 4th graders. My 3rd graders really enjoyed it while my 4th graders enjoyed it while feeling to mature for it.
I'm working on an author study about Candace Fleming with my 4th graders and this book worked really well as one of her for-younger-kids examples. Younger students will like the sound effects and repetitive nature of the cumulative story; older stu...more
I'm working on an author study about Candace Fleming with my 4th graders and this book worked really well as one of her for-younger-kids examples. Younger students will like the sound effects and repetitive nature of the cumulative story; older stu...more
Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! used some of the best work in sound words that I have seen in a story in a very long time. The actions of the bunnies were always accompanied with words that suggested their movements throughout each page. All of these words built upon each other which mimicked in the storyline with the farmer as well. This gave the whole work a very well-thought-out appearance. The characters were charming and believable and the end of the story taught a great moral lesson on the benefit...more
Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! is a really fun read. Three little bunnies are determined to get fresh vegetables from Mr. McGreely's garden. No matter what he does to protect his precious garden, those bunnies keep munching and munching. You will have to read this book to see how those munching bunnies get to the garden.
Illustrations by G. Biran Karas really create a fun environment for these little bunnies. The reader gets to see how the bunnies are getting past Mr. McGreely's fortress.
Illustrations by G. Biran Karas really create a fun environment for these little bunnies. The reader gets to see how the bunnies are getting past Mr. McGreely's fortress.
Mr. McGreely plants a vegetable garden and can't wait to eat his yummy crop. But the bunnies have other plans, so Mr. McGreely builds additions to his garden to keep them out. Each time Mr. McGreely adds on to the garden, the bunnies have to do another action... tippy tippy tippy, pat, dig-scrabble, scratch scratch scratch. Mr. McGreely comes up with some creative synonyms for bunnies: flop-ears, puff-tails, twitch-whiskers. This is great fun to read aloud.
Jun 25, 2012
Dolly
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
parents reading with their children
This is a fun story, filled with onomatopoeia, comforting repetition and adorable illustrations. The tale is entertaining, and we enjoyed listening to the audio CD narrated by William Dufris as we followed along with the book. We really enjoyed the illustrations by G. Brian Karas.
Children will love the sound effects that Fleming has running throughout the story. They cheer for the bunnies to always get to the vegetable garden, or they can cheer for Mr. McGreely and his attempts to keep the bunnies out. Young children will be able to memorize parts of the story because the bunnies keep the same actions throughout and there is repetition in the action. The illustrations are colorful and take up the entire page in many cases.
Sep 07, 2011
Melanie
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Shelves:
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Mr. McGreely is delighted to finally begin his garden. He plants carrots, lettuce, peas and tomatoes. However when he wakes up in the morning to find his plants gnawed on, he's not happy. Mr. McGreely tries to stem the tied of bunnies by building several different types of walls around the garden. Finally the bunnies are stopped, but Mr. McGreely picks his veggies and shares with the hungry bunnies.
One of my all-time favorite storytime books.
One of my all-time favorite storytime books.
An angry farmer tries to keep hunger rabbits out of his garden by building bigger and bigger fences. Will he finally keep the rabbits out? You have to read this book to find out. I could see using this book during a story time for older children --1st-3rd- grade. I think the punchline of the story is spoiled because the illustration of it is not clear enough. Even I had to go back and look at the last few pages to get the joke!
I read this for my first StoryTime to preschoolers. They really enjoyed the cadence, repeating phrases and the twist at the end. I also played Mr. McGreely with my generic grump British guy voice which went over pretty well, especially when he gets frustrated. There are some new words related to gardening, growing and Springtime that worked well for the season and theme we had created over the last few weeks.
Cute story. Nominated for California Young Reader Medal in Picture Book category 2005. Mr. McGreely plants a garden only to become frustrated by the invasion of Rabbits. He tries to keep the Rabbits out with many methods including a wire fence, a wooden wall, a deep trench, and an enormous prison like wall. In the end the rabbits always seem to find a way into Mr. McGreely's vegetable garden.
The text in this book would be apprpriate for grade 3-5 readers. It is about a man who can't keep his vegetables for himself because of the little bunnies. The message in this book is left to the readers' imagination. The word font in this book grasp the reader’s attention and show different emotions and actions of the characters. I think it would a good book to have students play out.
I read this book by myself after my students left for the day and I was immediately hooked! This book is so cute and it has such wonderful illustrations. If has create repetition and is good for the students to predict the ending or what is going to happen next. There is also a bit of outlandish humor, that is so silly children just have to laugh! Great story, good lesson learning!
What are some of the things planted in the garden?
Have you ever had a garden? How would you feel if a rabbit or deer or insect ate up all of your plants? What are some things that we notice the writer did to let us know the rabbits were coming? What did the rabbits do? How did we know the rabbits were eating? (She used the repetitive words "muncha, muncha, muncha")
Have you ever had a garden? How would you feel if a rabbit or deer or insect ate up all of your plants? What are some things that we notice the writer did to let us know the rabbits were coming? What did the rabbits do? How did we know the rabbits were eating? (She used the repetitive words "muncha, muncha, muncha")
This book is wonderful! It has great sounds that will keep the students interested and will have them chanting along. The repetition will make this story memorable and the comedy in it will have them laughing. This story would be a fun read and in turn you could ask the students how they would stop the rabbits if it was their garden and maybe change up the story.
With repeated sounds and a chorus of "Muncha, Muncha, Muncha!" this book, documents the battle between Mr. McGreely and three mischievous rabbits over his newly planted vegetable garden. There is no stopping these rabbits - although Mr. McGreely tries his best. Just for a moment, it looks like he has won the battle - but has he?
ooohhhh. I loved reading Muncha!Muncha!Muncha! to Anna when she was little. I especially loved the vocabulary -- the number of ways there are to say that Mr. McGreeley is mad -- and the way those words capture the growing intensity of that anger. I remember Anna anticipating the moment when Mr. McGreeley became (I think) FURIOUS.
I love this book and so do my storytime kids, the rabbits keep getting in, even though the farmer does everything in his power to keep them out - including building a moat! The sound effects are very cute and my 2-4 year olds were glued to this story even though it is a bit longer. One of my personal favorites.
Adorable and funny story! Mr. McGreely has always dreamed of having his own garden and this spring he finally decides to plant one. "So he hoed. And he sowed. And he watched his garden grow." Lots of crisp, fresh veggies are growing but at night when the sun goes down, three bunnies appear and Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! on Mr. McGreely's garden. The story continues as Mr. McGreely tries everything to keep the bunnies out and just when he thinks he's finally beaten them, they outsmart him once again...more
I don't know. I can totally see the cuteness of the book and how you could have fun with it at storytime emoting Mr. Greely's frustration, but it just doesn't reach me like some other picture books do. This one just isn't for me, that's all, but I know a lot of children's librarians that swear by Muncha!
Tippy, tippy, tippy, Pat!
That's the sound three hungry bunnies make when the sun goes down and the moon comes up and Mr. McGreely's garden smells yum, yum, yummy. While he's dreaming of his mouth-watering carrots, the bunnies are diving over fences and swimming trenches to get the veggies first!
That's the sound three hungry bunnies make when the sun goes down and the moon comes up and Mr. McGreely's garden smells yum, yum, yummy. While he's dreaming of his mouth-watering carrots, the bunnies are diving over fences and swimming trenches to get the veggies first!
Would you like to learn how to keep rabbits out of your vegetable garden? Perhaps you should ask Mr. McGreely what NOT to do (although if you'd like to try the same methods you'll definately burn some calories). A cute book and repetitious enough that the kids can join in for the read aloud.
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A great book for storytelling because of the vivid illustrations and excellent word usage. The story follows a gardener who keeps trying to keep the rabbits out of his garden. The author includes great action words that are fun to use when reading the story aloud to a preschool audience.
I love reading this book in the spring to the second graders--they love it--the bunnies
are so mischievous and Ms. Fleming uses great words like chew, nibble, gnaw and
flop-ears and twitch whiskers. Great to tie in with synonyms for "eat". Reminiscent of
Peter Rabbit.
are so mischievous and Ms. Fleming uses great words like chew, nibble, gnaw and
flop-ears and twitch whiskers. Great to tie in with synonyms for "eat". Reminiscent of
Peter Rabbit.
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