Here Come Poppy and Max

by Lindsey Gardiner

Poppy imitates a host of animals, splashing like a duck, roaring like a tiger, and bouncing like a kangaroo, and her dog Max joins in the fun.

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Childrens, Fiction, Storytime

24 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2000

Reviews

[Ashley Zuniga · Rating 2 out of 5]

The book has a lot of different colors that do contrast against one another. I find this is a good book for children to look at. I feel like children will connect to the book because of the content of the book. Or children will connect to it because of the relationship between Poppy and Max.

[Kathryn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is in the same vein as Flora and the Flamingo and others that encourage getting up and copying the illustrations. This was one of my children's favorites back in toddlerhood. The pictures are bright and simple.

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked the theme of the book. A little girl loves to move around like various animals. It has nice illustrations.

[Vita Tatarinova · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lengvai skaitoma knyga.

[Paula · Rating 4 out of 5]

From Publishers Weekly

Making her debut, Gardiner introduces gangly, black-haired Poppy and her spotted dog, Max, both of whom enjoy imitating Poppy's "favorite animals." They can roar like a tiger, stand on one leg like a flamingo and bounce like a kangaroo. Gardiner emphasizes the uncanniness of their impersonations on each spread, by pairing each performance with a portrait of the actual animal. Drawing on her roots as a fabric designer, she features Poppy in a giraffe-print dress as the girl "walks tall" and clad in yellow boots that recall webbed feet when the heroine "splashes like a duck." Even after Poppy's homage to her favorite septet of wild animals, Max remains her "favorite of all," and Max "loves Poppy just the way she is." The bright and energetic pictures of Max emulating Poppy imitating a flamingo or leopard will tickle funny bones. Ages 2-6. (Sept.)

[Heidi-Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This would be a great book for young antsy storytimers or antsy children you are trying to take care of. It could involve some action and noises from them. But it is very simple and easy for a book. Probably a good beginning reader, too, since the text is minimal and in large type, and the pictures help show what is going on very easily.

[Sandybear76]

preschoolers loved this book. They are going to the zoo next week and loved seeing the animals in a quick-to-read book. I had them waddling like a penguin, and bouncing like a kangaroo. Fun book. It did lead into the question of what animals they wanted to see at the zoo next week. Everyone had an answer for that.

[Kate Hastings · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect book for very young children in a music and movement class or story yoga. Poppy and max pose in different positions like different animals.

[Thia]

animal movements

[Dylan & Devon Tandoc · Rating 5 out of 5]

My son loved this book around age 2, he loved how Poppy imitated the animals, in action and dress, and especially loved her dog Max.

[Carmen Nuland · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great beginning reader book!

[Lindsay · Rating 2 out of 5]

Struck me as a poor man's From Head to Toe

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun book with different motions the kid's can do such as standing on one leg.