Karen GoatKeeper's Blog - Posts Tagged "up"

Perhaps I was hungry when I picked out these two books. Of course, one is about things you shouldn't eat.

Don't Eat the Teacher
4 stars
Author/Illustrator: Nick Ward

This is a fun, silly book. Sammy Shark is going to his first day at school. The problem is: when he gets excited, he bites any and everything. School is so exciting.
Sammy is one friendly looking shark as are all the characters in this book. The colors and characters are great images.

Up, Up, Up! It's Apple Picking Time
4 stars
Author: Jody Fickes Shapiro
Illustrator: Kitty Harvill

There are hundreds of apple varieties. This book begins with a two page spread of a few of them along with their interesting names.
The story is about a family who gets up early one Saturday and drives to pick apples with their grandparents. They sell the apples on Sunday at their fruit stand.
The illustrations are colorful and basic. They have many apple varieties slipped into them.
The book ends with an apple recipe for some delicious microwave baked apples.

These are concept books for the very young.

Up, Down and Around
4 stars
author: Katherine Ayres
Illustrator: Nadine Bernard Westcott

This takes children out into the garden. Some crops grow up. Some crops grow down. Some grow around. And all are occupied by very happy bugs.
The illustrations are suitable for very young children. The bugs are make believe versions as all have happy, smiling faces. Vegetables are much more lifelike.

Bear in a Square
4 stars
author: Stella Blackstone
Illustrator: Debbie Harter

The book is designed to introduce shapes. Some are the usual, but others include moon, star, zigzag, heart and oval. The number varies in the illustrations so they can be found and counted.
The illustrations are simple and colorful. Their very basic approach works well for the book's concept.