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"The Six Who Were Left in a Shoe" and "The Big Cheese"
An old fashioned fairy tale brings back memories.
The Six Who Were Left in a Shoe
4 stars
Author: Padraic Colum
Illustrator: Joseph Schindelman
Remember the old rhyme about the old woman who lived in a show? Once her many children were grown and gone, she joined the fairies to sweep the cobwebs out of the skies. That left her pets: a goat, a dog, a cat, a hen, a goose and a pigeon along with a resident wren; alone.
What should they do? The dog takes off. With the goat in the lead, the others go in search of a new home.
The illustrations are feathery drawings well suited for such a tale.
The Big Cheese
5 stars
Author: Jory John
Illustrator: Pete Oswald
Who doesn't like to be the best? The Big Cheese certainly loves being the best.
There is one problem with this. Someone out there will be better than you are.
What is The Big Cheese going to do? Is it really so terrible to not always be the bet?
The illustrations are big, bold and colorful. They are bright like a sunny day.
The Six Who Were Left in a Shoe
4 stars
Author: Padraic Colum
Illustrator: Joseph Schindelman
Remember the old rhyme about the old woman who lived in a show? Once her many children were grown and gone, she joined the fairies to sweep the cobwebs out of the skies. That left her pets: a goat, a dog, a cat, a hen, a goose and a pigeon along with a resident wren; alone.
What should they do? The dog takes off. With the goat in the lead, the others go in search of a new home.
The illustrations are feathery drawings well suited for such a tale.
The Big Cheese
5 stars
Author: Jory John
Illustrator: Pete Oswald
Who doesn't like to be the best? The Big Cheese certainly loves being the best.
There is one problem with this. Someone out there will be better than you are.
What is The Big Cheese going to do? Is it really so terrible to not always be the bet?
The illustrations are big, bold and colorful. They are bright like a sunny day.
