The white shape silhouetted against a blue background changes on every page. Is it a rabbit, a bird, or just split milk? Children are kept guessing...
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Feb 20, 2012
Jordan
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"It Looked Like Spilt Milk" is one of my personal favorites. Although the book is extremely repetitive, it's keeps children on their toes and even has a surprise ending. Every single page in this book, in its entirety, is a royal blue color. The plain white text is always on the left-hand side page, accompanied by a white "picture" on the right-hand side page. The images (of white shapes that resemble a bird, a birthday cake, a tree, an owl, a bunny, and many other things) ar
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Feb 19, 2012
Germaine (Marie)
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The color in this book are two basic colors of white and navy blue in which the white displayed different eccentric designs of "spilt" milk in reality are actually defined shapes. Not really interesting but are essential to a child's intellectual growth, knowing what the shapes portray. I guess the use of blue could mean a state of restfulness, calm or serenity and melancholy which I felt when looking at the colors. Could be useful when trying to get insightful responses from kids when
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Mar 02, 2011
Margaret
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This was a cute book to read! Great for new readers or younger that you are still reading too.
The funny thing is the other night, my son was getting ready for bed. He had testing at school the next day so he had an earlier bedtime. He had taken his shower and was still putzing around. So I said in my best Mommy voice "B, it's time to go night night, are you finished getting ready for bed? Do you want Mommy to read you a story?" I didn't hear anything, then all of the s More...
The funny thing is the other night, my son was getting ready for bed. He had testing at school the next day so he had an earlier bedtime. He had taken his shower and was still putzing around. So I said in my best Mommy voice "B, it's time to go night night, are you finished getting ready for bed? Do you want Mommy to read you a story?" I didn't hear anything, then all of the s More...
Feb 20, 2012
Brad
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It Looked Like Spilt Milk is a picture book written and illustrated by Charles G. Shaw, copyrighted in 1947. The book is presented in a portrait layout, which complements the text/illustration relationship of the book. Every set of pages has the text on the left page and the illustration on the right. Every page within the book, with the exception of the very first and the very last, is blue, and all of the text and illustrations are white. The choice of page, text, and illustration color make s
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Jun 05, 2008
Linda
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Simple, but very cute. This is a great book for story time and easily adapted to felt board. Shaw uses a repetitve verse which kids will easily be able to follow and they'll enjoy trying to guess what each white shape is. Todder, PreK.
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Feb 20, 2012
Rachel
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This book is done in a portrait orientation with a dark background with white lettering and white silhouetted shapes. The end pages are white at both the beginning and the end of the picture book. The title page has the title on dark paper with white text and a white silhouetted duck shape. This theme continues throughout the entire book. The illustrations are fun and simple, but are inviting to young readers with large imaginations. It's like looking up in the sky at the shapes in the clouds wh
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Feb 28, 2011
Erica
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Charles G. Shaw's picturebook, It Looked Like Spilt Milk, is a simple, but original book that is fun and interactive for children of all ages. This book consists entirely of white images and text on navy blue pages. Each of the images is simply a white splotch on the page that resembles a, for the most part, easily recognizable animal or everyday object. Children will find great fun in guessing and attempting to identify what the white splotch looks like, only to realize that that is not what it
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Jun 03, 2011
Michelle G.
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Encourages the reader to use his/her imagination to see spilt milk as something else (e.g. a rabbit, an ice cream cone) but the picture looks exactly like a rabbit or an ice cream cone.
I would use this book to introduce similes to students grades K-1. I imagine the book would also be fun to go through without reading the words. Just ask the kid/student "what does this look like to you?"
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I would use this book to introduce similes to students grades K-1. I imagine the book would also be fun to go through without reading the words. Just ask the kid/student "what does this look like to you?"
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Jun 24, 2009
Eva
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Encourages your little ones to stretch their imaginations. Lots of repetition makes it easy for little ones to help tell the story. Be sure to get the hardcover because your toddler will love it. A classic.
After reading, try playing the same guessing game outside. Read this to my 17 year old when he was less than a year old and we've been guessing ever since!
What this book has taught us? How to verbalize what we see and think to others. When we use our imagination, the More...
After reading, try playing the same guessing game outside. Read this to my 17 year old when he was less than a year old and we've been guessing ever since!
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Oct 01, 2010
Ronda
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Dec 01, 2011
Kelsey
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"It Looked Like Spilt Milk" is a great classical picture book to read aloud to students K-3 to engage them in the reading. Throughout this book, there are lots of different white pictured illustrations up against blue pages, and includes repetitive phrases like, "It looked like a..." "but it wasn't a ..." This allows children to repeat the phrases, as well as make predictions about what they think the illustrations are. At the end, it is revealed that it was a whi
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Dec 31, 2011
Dolly
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This is a very simple, but entertaining book that shows how a little imagination and some puffy white clouds can be a fun way to pass the time. The illustrations are very basic and look like Rorschach tests. We borrowed this book from our local library as part of a kit with an audiocassette. We listened to the story in the car while our girls followed along with the book. I read the story myself later to catch the effect of the illustrations. We enjoyed this book, although it's probably on the
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Feb 20, 2012
This book was done in only two colors, blue and white. The text is on the left page and the illustration is on the right. The audience is not engulfed in the story at all, and in my opinion, there really is no story.However, it does show the audience how one's imagination can create anything they desire. I think it is very important to empower kids to use their imagination. The font on the cover was rather plain, but it could also empower the audience to use their imagination to make it what the
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Apr 23, 2010
jacky
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The librarian read the big book version of this at story time, which was nice for seeing the pictures. This book had simple white illustrations on dark blue pages, which worked very well for the story. I liked the idea of this book. It was a simple concept, well executed. It would be fun to have a child guess what could look like all these things. The title is very unique, but I was a little disappointed that that flair was missing from the rest of the book.
Feb 21, 2012
Alana
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Everyone went cloud-gazing as a kid and this is exactly what this reminded me of. Although the illustrations were simple, it really churned your brain and allowed your imagination to wonder a little bit. The pictures all looked like something but were spilled milk. Sounds boring but it made the book a lot more exciting than it looked. I loved the blue that was chosen. It's a royal blue and white which really captivated my attention. 5 star easily.
Feb 20, 2012
Alicia
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This was a very simple story that uses white images and text against a dark blue background to make the child imagine different shapes. Each opening contains a page of text on the left-hand side, and a page with a white image on the right. I can imagine it would be a good read for a young child to be able to get involved in the reading by participating in the recognition of different shapes, but overall there wasn't much to the book.
Dec 23, 2011
Huda Felimban
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ماذا ترين في السماء ياهدى؟
رأيت نفسي في هذا الكتاب، طفلة في السادسة
مستلقية في المقعد الخلفي لسيارة تجوب الولايات الأمريكية
كم تبدو تلك الأيام قريبة رغم بعدها
الحمدلله على نعمة الذكريات
رأيت نفسي في هذا الكتاب، طفلة في السادسة
مستلقية في المقعد الخلفي لسيارة تجوب الولايات الأمريكية
كم تبدو تلك الأيام قريبة رغم بعدها
الحمدلله على نعمة الذكريات
Oct 19, 2011
Loraine, Family History Lady
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Great beginning reader with easy pattern for young readers to follow. Love to use it with children's writing as well. Fold a blue piece of construction paper in half. Open it up and drop a blob of thick white paint on the inside then close and press. Open it back up and have the child write what the white cloud looks like.
Jul 28, 2010
Sarah
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It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles G. Shaw has the honor of being the first book Harriet has recommended to me to read. It's on her short list of favorite library books (tied, I think with The Book That Eats People by John Perry).
The book begins with a simple white blob and an explanation that "Sometimes it looked like spilt milk." From there the white on blue shapes take on other familiar forms: a tree, a duck and so forth. In the end of course the shapes are revealed to More...
The book begins with a simple white blob and an explanation that "Sometimes it looked like spilt milk." From there the white on blue shapes take on other familiar forms: a tree, a duck and so forth. In the end of course the shapes are revealed to More...
Jan 19, 2010
Jeannie
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I really like how this book is repetitive. It's really easy for younger children to read. I found that preschoolers really enjoy this book. This book could be used to expand the students creativity and imagination. A follow up activity could involve the students painting with white paint as milk to create their own images.
Feb 22, 2012
Takeisha
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This book is great for grades K-2nd. It help students' make predictions, teach them about lines of symmetry in math and it also helps them to think critically. I really enjoyed this book; my only disappointment is that the pictures are in black, blue, and white.
Mar 02, 2011
Tdavis
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This book is great for shape recognition and dialogic reading (asking open ended questions) as it allows the children to use their knowledge to determine the shape .
Early Literacy Skills:
Letter Knowledge
Print Motivation
Early Literacy Skills:
Letter Knowledge
Print Motivation
Jan 20, 2012
Mrs.
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My favorite professor in college read this to us to explain the way children read. I have fond memories of this book, and Dr. Jimmie Russell. She was the biggest influence on me as a teacher. She left us way too soon! I miss her very much! :-)
Apr 09, 2011
Zach
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Another wonderful book for the imagination. It starts out as spilt milk. But is that what it really is? Maybe it's a tree? Or a bird? Buuuuut, it's a cloud. Very easy read with endless possibilities of just how our minds can perceive things.
Apr 29, 2009
Carol
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Genre: Picture Book
Reading Level: K-4
Topic/Theme: imagination, creativity
Summary: Each page has a different white shape against a white background. Students guess from page to page what the object might be.
Classroom Use: Entertainment
Reading Level: K-4
Topic/Theme: imagination, creativity
Summary: Each page has a different white shape against a white background. Students guess from page to page what the object might be.
Classroom Use: Entertainment
Dec 17, 2011
Katie
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Read at preschool story time on 12/12/11: http://storytimesecrets.blogspot.com/201...
Read at Baby/Toddler Story Time on 12/13/11: http://storytimesecrets.blogspot.com/201...
Read at Baby/Toddler Story Time on 12/13/11: http://storytimesecrets.blogspot.com/201...
Sep 17, 2011
Melanie
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Allow a child to use their imagination. I remember one day I was outside with my girls and we was looking at the clouds trying to guess what it looks like and that is exactly what this book is about
Sep 09, 2011
Emily
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i had to read this book for a cloud unit for the kindergarten class that i was teaching in for a couple weeks. it was really fun to watch the kids try and figure out what was going on. very good.
Jan 25, 2010
Breana
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This is a very cute book to read to young students. Teacher could create an activity similar to the story dealing with the types of pictures they (students) see when they look at the clouds.
Aug 09, 2009
Jenny
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The title of this book suggests a mystery, and the clues on each page will launch your child’s flight of fancy.
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