Bonnie Ferrante's Blog, page 61
June 27, 2016
The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? Words and pictures by Mo Willems.
Using his favorite characters, Willems tells the story of the little duckling who receives an nutty cookie and attracts the ire of Pigeon. Pigeon goes off on a rant about how he asks for all sorts of things, several humorous and unreasonable, and gets nothing. He resents that “ducklings get everything”. He finally asks “why […]
June 23, 2016
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff. Illustrated by Felicia Bond.
This book is been around for more than 25 years and is still a fun read for children. When a little boy gives a mouse a cookie, he begins a long chain of events that circle back to the beginning. It begins “If you give a mouse a cookie, he’s going to ask for a […]
June 20, 2016
Who Ate All the Cookie Dough? By Karen Beaumont. Illustrated by Eugene Yelchin.
When Mama kangaroo goes to her baking bowl, she discovers someone has eaten all the cookie dough. So begins a rhythmic and rhyming book similar in style to Eric Carle’s Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Lion, Lion,/Do you know/Who ate all the cookie dough? I don’t know,/It wasn’t me./Maybe Zebra,/Let’s go see…. […]
June 19, 2016
The Amida Tree – Author Read Aloud
Does your child like to listen and look at books read aloud on line? Great. I’ve added a second book to my YouTube account. Check it out here. https://youtu.be/-76P__LaGj4 The author reads The Amida Tree aloud for children aged 6 to 9. Gordon Korman on The Amida Tree “…This piece works so well… There’s beauty in […]
June 13, 2016
Piggies in the Kitchen by Michelle Meadows. Illustrated by Ard Hoyt.
When Mama leaves the house, her five little piglets create disaster in the kitchen. Sugar is spilled on the floor, eggs tumble out of the carton, and frosting is dripped everywhere. Whenever the piggies hear a car they frantically “cover-up the batter, hide the wooden spoon. Brush away the sugar, whistling a tune.” The first car […]
June 9, 2016
Two Nonfiction Picture Books on Bakers
It is difficult to find good nonfiction books for preschoolers. Let’s look at two books in vastly different styles. Mr. Cookie Baker by Monica Wellington is a small board book created with straightforward pictures with little to no depth and simple colors. It tells in easy sentences, one per every second page, how professional Baker […]
June 6, 2016
May I Please Have a Cookie? By Jennifer E. Morris.
This fat little board book suits children ages 2 to 5. The illustrations feature Mommy alligator and Alfie, her son, in a typical human home. When Mommy bakes cookies, Alfie grabs one without asking. Mommy says, “Don’t grab, Alfie. Can’t you think of a better way to get a cookie?” So begins Alfie’s hilarious attempts […]
June 4, 2016
Pete’s a Pizza by William Steig. Book Review.
Pete’s a Pizza is a humorous book about a father trying to cheer up his little boy on a rainy day. Pete planned to play ball with his friends but the poor weather has put him in a bad mood. His father decides to make Pete into pizza. Parents must make it clear that this […]
June 2, 2016
Baker, Baker, Cookie Maker by Linda Hayward. Illustrated by Tom Brannon.
Since C is for cookie, what better way to start a month of books about baking than with a Sesame Street picture book featuring our favorite blue monster? Baker, Baker, Cookie Maker was a much better book than I expected. It is a step 2 reader, indicating this book as suitable for reading with help […]
June 1, 2016
June is Cookie Month
In June, I will be focusing on children’s books about cookies and other desserts. The play area I have set up features a dessert shop. I used building blocks and a plastic bin to make a small table to set the cash register on. I kept the menu deliberately small with five dessert choices, cookies, […]
