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What's Wrong, Little Pookie?
POOKIE'S UPSET AND POOKIE'S MOM cannot figure out why. And Pookie isn't helping, either. This familiar scenario is told with Sandra Boynton's signature humor, in both story and art. Caregivers and young children will laugh their way out of their sorrow as Mom and Pookie work things out. Never fear, a happy ending is on the way! Perfect for toddlers having a meltdown, or an...more
Board Book, 18 pages
Published
August 14th 2007
by Robin Corey Books
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Pookie is upset but doesn’t want to tell his mom why. In an attempt to get him to open up, his mother starts to ask him a series of question. At first the questions are quite serious, but as they are not the root of Pookie’s problem, his mother starts to ask more and more ridiculous questions. The simple cartoon style pen and ink drawings with minimal color are very typical of Sandra Boyton’s illustrations. The layout works well for the story with two different fonts being used to represent Pook...more
My 11-month old son absolutely loves the Little Pookie books. I initially bought them because we've been calling him Pookie since he was born. I was delighted to find that the whimsical way the characters are written are both entertaining to my husband and me, and giggle-inducing to my little boy. This was the first board book my own little Pookie took interest in as anything more than a teething toy. He loves to look at the sweet pictures and turn the pages, and listen to us do the voices of Li...more
I like emotion books. A friend of ours has a child who is sensitive to other children crying. My son is curious about it but not so aware of what it means. I would like to help him develop emotional intelligence. At this period, he's not interested in me reading even the entire thing (even though it really isn't long), but I feel like if I read the beginning then at least it exposes him to words like "upset" and helps him begin to understand that crying is connected to feelings and usually a cau...more
This is our current favorite nighttime book with two-year-old Jacob. He has the whole thing memorized and LOVES it when I let him answer the questions to Pookie: "Are you sick?" "No." "Do you need a cold drink?" "No thank you." "Are there five lazy frogs in your bed for a snooze?" "That's silly too!" It rhymes and has a terrific ending. I like most of Sandra Boynton's books, but this has to be my favorite.
A mother tries to guess why her child is crying. Her guesses become more and more outrageous and distract the child so much he can't remember why he's crying. This tactic reminded me of the way my mom might have tried to get us to stop crying when we were little. Sandra Boynton's illustrations are as engaging as always; I love the "very large hippo" wearing tiny tiny shoes!
I adore this book. Robert loves it, too, when he's reminded of it. For a while, if he was having a crying jag about not getting his way, all I had to do was sit down and start reading this book out loud. I don't think he got all the jokes at first, but I would make silly faces, and eventually he caught on that these were very silly questions and start giggling.
We have loved reading Sandra Boynton's books. Although our girls are too old to read them anymore, I am not. This is a sweet story and with the simple narrative and adorable, inimitable illustrations, it's a perfect book to read with little ones.
This is a book about a mom who's trying to figure out what's wrong with her child. The child won't answer. I really liked the story line because there are times you can't get your kid to tell you why they are upset. Now I just ask them: "What's wrong little pookie?" and it gives us something to laugh about.
This is a silly kids book that is fairly delightful. If I had to add more text, it would probably end up like this:
Are small ladders trying to lean against itty bitty buildings just to feel tall? Are penguins painting pastel purple people playfully? Why yes mommy pookie! How did you guess?
Are small ladders trying to lean against itty bitty buildings just to feel tall? Are penguins painting pastel purple people playfully? Why yes mommy pookie! How did you guess?
My little boy who just turned two has loved this book so much for the past six months! He giggles when I read it and started saying cookie after the first couple readings. I love to read it to him because he gets so excited about it.
Gripping, cathartic, unsurpassed in its sublimity. With a refreshingly chestnut afterglow and a lugubrious sense of wet leaves stuck to your forehead on an April afternoon in a low-income Paris suburb.
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I picked up this book because of the title. Our son's nickname is "Bookie." I always read it when he is being fussy. He enjoys this book whether he is being fussy or not!
The second of my two year old son's "piggie" books, this one is a favorite as well. His favorite part is the "that's silly" bits.
Great for a bedtime read.
Great for a bedtime read.
I just discovered this book, and I think it's my favorite of Boynton's. She has a gift for rhythm, and this one is just too cute.
We checked this out from the library and Amelia has demanded it be read to her three times a day--at least-- every day since. Really, she'd prefer reading it more, but Mommy can only handle so much of Pookie each day. It's a cute story though and I think what Amelia enjoys so much about it is the interactive nature of the story--she loves saying, "NO" to all of the questions-- and that it ends with a laugh; she starts laughing as she's turning to the last page. She'll definitely be getting this...more
My husbands favorite book to read to our daughter about a little piggy who is upset and his mommy who makes everything better.
Not my fave, but good. Boynton is a favorite of Tess' which she passed along to my kids--I think it is the animal appeal :-)
Sandra Boynton is one of my favorite children's authors, and this is one of my favorite Boynton characters. The book contains the humorous and illogical ("tiny green elephants with wings oh-so-blue") and describes ever child through the character of "Pookie," unable to remember whatever small trifle it was that caused them to be upset.
Very cute book and once you memorize it you can pull it out for distraction when ever you need it.
Made me laugh. I still think about it when my kids are fussy and can't tell me why! :O)
Has kids favorite word ("No"), and will make any parent laugh and smile!
My youngest's nickname is pookie:) so we especially enjoy this!
Got this one from my mom for Christmas and it is completely adorable.
Hippo wearing too-small sneakers. 'Nuff said.
I know how little pookie feels...
One of my daughter's favorites.
Yay! Sandy Boynton has a new book for kids! This one, like the others, features her cartoons of animal characters and is very funny. Unlike the others, it has kind of a call and response, so when I'm reading it to our oldest, he can do the parts of the piglet in the book.
The New York Times recently ran an article about Boynton, if you're interested: The Power of Whimsy.""
The New York Times recently ran an article about Boynton, if you're interested: The Power of Whimsy.""
cute
Connie's review: This is, like all Boynton books, a quick, kinda silly story - in this case about a pig who is inexplicably upset. Very true to life, very short, perfect for little kids and/or quick storytimes. Not as good as the other books by this author, though.
Ana's review: Pookie is sad. His mother wants to find out why. The ending is sad. My favorite part is where there are tiny green elephants.
Evangeline's review: I yike it. The ending is silly.
Ana's review: Pookie is sad. His mother wants to find out why. The ending is sad. My favorite part is where there are tiny green elephants.
Evangeline's review: I yike it. The ending is silly.
So cute ... love that he forgets what was wrong by the end!
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Sandra Keith Boynton is a popular American humorist, songwriter, children's author and illustrator. Boynton has written and illustrated more than forty books for both children and adults, as well as over four thousand greeting cards, and four music albums. Although she does not license her characters to be redrawn or adapted, she has herself designed—for various companies—calendars, wallpaper, bed...more
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