Catalina Magdalena Hoopensteiner Wallendiner Hogan Logan Bogan Was Her Name

by Tedd Arnold

Wild and wacky art by Tedd Arnold illustrates this favorite camp song. With googly eyes that move and priced at $10.95!



Meet Catalina Magdalena Whoopensteiner Wallendiner Hogan Logan Bogan...
She had two holes on the bottom of her nose--
One for her fingers, and one for her toes!
Though she has two arms that drag along the ground, two feet bigger than a bathroom mat, and just two teeth in her mouth, life for Catalina is full and fun! Best-selling author/illustrator Tedd Arnold has transformed a popular camp song into a wild, wacky, happy book--with a wonderful message of making the most of life and finding joy where one can! And on the cover of the book are googly eyes that really move!

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Humor, Fiction, Storytime, Poetry, Music

40 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Tedd grew up with three brothers. His family lived on a farm in Pennsylvania for several years then returned to Elmira until Tedd was ten years old. His father's work then required that they move to Gainesville, Florida. There, Tedd's first art lessons in an abandoned dentist's office over the Happy Hour pool hall eventually led to a fine arts degree from the University of Florida.

He and his wife, Carol, started their family in Tallahassee where Tedd worked as a commercial illustrator. Carol, a kindergarten teacher, drew Tedd's attention to children's books. Their first son, Walter, inspired his breakthrough picture book, NO JUMPING ON THE BED!.

He and his family now live in Elmira. His second son, William, now stars in NO MORE WATER IN THE TUB!, a sequel to his first book. He has now published over 50 books as author and illustrator.

Reviews

[Elise · Rating 4 out of 5]

Catalina Magdalena Hoopensteiner Wallendiner Hogan Logan Bogan was her Name is an incredibly silly and fun picture book that will keep engaged from cover to cover. Although a seemingly simple children's book, it is really a coming of age story. It starts off with Catalina’s birth and through both text and illustration, tells the story of her growing up and achieving many life goals such as being a cheerleader in high school, graduating, getting her first job, and meeting a man. The whole book centers around her life. The text, for the most part, solely focuses on her physical appearance: two hairs on her head, two crossed eyes, two teeth, two arms that flop of the ground, two wide flat feet, and bad breath. The illustrations are what really show Catalina’s personality. We see that she is an incredibly happy and smiling person. She is loving, creative, active, daring, smart, and loves to dance. Because each opening of the picturebook only consists of a two line rhyme, and then the line “Catalina Magdalena Hoopensteiner Wallendiner Hogan Logan Bogan was her name,” the text really is very limited in the storytelling process. A lot of the story line and mostly all of the characterization we get from the pictures.
When I first read this book when I was a child, I loved it, especially when whoever was reading it to me read it with rhythm and maybe even sang it. At first I could not understand why such a cute boy would want to go for Catalina, who was funny-looking to say the least. This book is a great and yet subtle way to teach children the lesson that, it is what is on the inside that counts. I love the book, but I think the illustrations are really what make the book great. Repetition is an important literary and design element in the book. The repetitive style of the words on each page makes the story somewhat predictable, but at the same time, makes the reader wonder which rhyme will be on the next page. In the illustrations, the dad is seen throughout the whole story taking photographs of Catalina. Catalina’s mom, grandparents, and the boy that Catalina likes are also a repeating characters, appearing in many of the illustrations. Exaggeration is also an important element in this story. Obviously there could never be a real life person like Catalina, but the author makes her seem realistic. He knows how to exaggerate to just the right amount so that you smile at the exaggeration, but also believe the story. The fact that the other characters in the story are pretty much normal-looking also adds contrast that strengthens the exaggeration. The exaggeration makes the story silly and fun to imagine.

[Dave Anderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reading level: 2.8

Summary: Story about a girl named Catalina and about her life. She is very different from everyone else from when she was born, she embraces it, and has a heart of gold.

Characteristics that support the genre: Fictional characters, but there is probably a little bit of her in all of us and our families.

Writing traits:
Organization: The book is organized chronologically from when she wad born, up until she gets married. Organized almost as a scrapbook, using her long name quite often, and includes a song at the end.
Presentation: This book is presented in a fun and playful way. It shows how different she is physically from others, but how she embraces it and enjoys her life.


Classroom Integration: This book could be read during lessons about looking and acting different from others is alright, and what matters is what is on the inside.

[BlackhamBooks · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't think I ever came across this book when my munchkins were little (it was published between my #4 and #5 being born). The artwork looks familiar, but maybe that is more because of the "Parts" books, which I know were in our home library for the kids. I picked this up for my LittleFreeLibrary and gave it a little read through. I don't know that I knew this camp song, although I could pick up the feel of it (or another) but was very grateful that at the end of the book, there was a little music score with the tune. I picked it out on my piano.

I do wonder if these are "read aloud" ... are they sung?

This had a good little message too, that although someone may not be perfect (or whatever society deems as attractive/good looking, etc) that they can have a good life and accomplish things just the same.

[Bethany Karthaus · Rating 5 out of 5]

Catalina Magdalena Hoopensteiner Wallendiner Hogan Logan Bogan Was Her Name by Tedd Arnold is such a fun and goofy book to read. As a kid, I always enjoyed reading the book because of the text and illustrations. The text talked more about her physical features and how they connected to her personality, but the illustrations made it come to live. I also enjoyed the audio tape that comes with it because it has a catchy song to it that I still remember to this day. As a teacher, I would highly recommend reading this book to the student because it helps them to become more engaged and enjoy the book. It is also a very funny and goofy book because the students would get a kick out of the story and all the crazy adventures Catalina goes through.

[Peyton Poler · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is the growing up tale of Catalina, from when she was born to when she is grown up and married. Much of the book focuses on her appearance, because she is portrayed as kind of funny looking, but is a great testament that it's on the inside that counts, as she accomplishes many goals such as cheerleading, graduating, and getting married. The book is organized as a scrapbook through her life which keeps the reader engaged and turning the page wanting to know what she will do next.

ATOS: 2.8
Guided Reading: F
Six Traits: Organization

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Catalina Magdalena Hoopensteiner Wallendiner Hogan Logan Bogan was her name. What a fun and goofy book! This fictional story has great rhyming and an interesting plot. With such a strange name this book was difficult to read aloud at some points. I think this book would be a great read aloud for young kids k-3.

[Reilley Clay · Rating 5 out of 5]

This as my absolute favorite book growing up. I always asked to be read this and then started reading it on my own. I love the rhyming words and the characters in this story, I think it really promotes the audience that looks don't matter and you can still have so many people who love you and live a fulfilling live. I wish we could have gotten a sequel about her daughter at the end of the book.

[Dana Williams · Rating 4 out of 5]

Be sure to see if you can find this book with the CD so you can play the song and have your children/students sing along. It's a very cute book with fun illustrations and is a wonderful way to have some musical fun with phonetic sounds. Two and three year olds would find it particularly enjoyable. Although watch for kiddos who try to stick their toes in their noses!

[Becky B · Rating 3 out of 5]

A silly story about a girl with a ridiculous name and some interesting characteristics that is based on an old campfire song.

I've never heard the song, but oh boy will the visuals in this picture book stay with me! Hand this to kids who love silly songs and silly books.

[McKenna Friesen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I chose this book because it was one of the first books I remember receiving from a book order in Kindergarten. It also has a catchy song to go along with it.

[Jenna · Rating 5 out of 5]

So cute! My kids love to sing along with this one!

[Melissa Namba · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun and silly story about a loopy girl with bi colored hair and a crazy name. The illustrations are super fun and the content is simple. Kids will enjoy this book.

[Kaitlyn Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Picture Book

Fun book with a fun tune to go along with it. The illustrations are classic Tedd Arnold illustrations.

[Little Seesaw · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is sooooo much fun to read. Kids love it!

[Concetta Kellough · Rating 5 out of 5]

The kindergarten and 1st grade students love this book.

[Kristi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Again! Again! Loved it.

[Bonnie Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute
no one can ever forget her, or her name

[Abbee LaPlace · Rating 5 out of 5]

1st-4th
This is such a great tongue twister! I really enjoyed reading this book.

[Sam McKillop]

1. There are no awards for this book.
2. This book is appropriate for first and second grade.
3. Catalina is a child who is different with a long funny name, two hairs, big feet, etc. She continues to be herself and live like any of the other children. Event hough she is different, she still graduates and finds someone who loves her for who she is.
4. This is an adorable book about what it's like to be different. It teaches children that just because they are different from the other kids, it does not mean that they cannot succeed. The first video that popped up on YouTube for this book, was an interesting video of two fish puppets singing the song to a young child and it made me laugh.
5. Singing this song would be good to do after recess to get their giggles out and to get them to calm down before getting back to classwork. It also teaches them that rhyming words do not have to be spelled the same.

[jyweniverel · Rating 4 out of 5]

With a name like that, she deserves a book about her!

[Heather Gray · Rating 4 out of 5]

Type of book- picture
literary genre- fiction
Awards- none
Summary- Catalina Magdalena Hoopensteiner Wallendiner Hogan Logan Bogan was the name her parents gave her, she had two hairs one red and one black. She had two teeth one pointed north and the other south, she had big feet, and she always spoke her mind. Catalina grows up just a little bit different and meets a man and gets married.
Critiques- The illustrations were so cute and I loved how this book had a bit of rhyming to it. It made the book read very lyrically.
Prompts- What do you think Catalina looks like?
Craft elements for a lesson plan- I would use this book for visualizing by reading the book to my students without showing them the illustrations and having them draw what she looks like because the book is very descriptive and says exactly what she looks like.

[Connie · Rating 4 out of 5]

You know how camp songs go - they're silly, they're pointless, and they're fun to sing super fast.

The illustrations really help the song, showing (in comic fashion) how every verse - about how she puts her toes in her nose, about how she only has two teeth, about her enormous feet - only serves to make her happier and more successful in life.

A melody and some variations on the chorus are given in the back, along with the (sweet) story of how the author (really, the compiler and illustrator) learned the song from his future wife. If you can't read music, google suggests that some people sing this song to the tune of "Shortnin' Bread". (Google also finds you several more verses to this song that aren't included in this book, but that's no surprise.)

[Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

There is fun for the whole family in this quotable and singable book. Although completely new to me, Arnold makes clear in the end notes that several variations of the Catalina story and song have been enjoyed at camp since at least the 1940s. It is easy to understand why it has been popular for generations because of its simple repeating style and the ability to add verses on a whim that will fit the pattern. Arnold’s illustrations compliment the story with just the right mix of silliness and touching family moments. The entire book is fun, but the biggest laugh of all will probably come with the reading of the last page when Catalina changes her name.

[Vivian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Here's a link to the tune of the song that inspired this picture book (sporting irresistible giant wiggle eyes on the cover). http://www.songsforteaching.com/folk/...

Near the end of the book there is a giant double-page spread illustration of a wedding (where she'll get a new last name). The performer asked the story time attending children, "What is happening here?" and the reply was "They're getting wet!" (because it's pouring rain and the characters are stomping puddles). We all had a good laugh. The whole 'get-married-and-get-a-new-name' thing is certainly lost on two-to-five year olds.

[Judy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I grew up hearing this song. Dad used to sing it to us. For some odd reason, it never donned on me that other people knew the (almost) same song. Dad's version is very similar but not identical (of course):

Catalina Magdalena Loopensteiner Widendiner
Logan Hogan Bogan

Then comes the verse about her name, but instead of mother giving it to her, my dad's version said "her parents gave it to her ..."

His second verse: She had a big pimple on the end of her nose, it went clear down to the tip of her toes, toes, toes.

After that we'd all start making up verses.

With that family connection, this is a perfect book for us to read to the kids.

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

My kids really liked this but I didn't so I'm giving it 3 stars. It goes along with the song of a similar name. There are several versions- my husband's is different than this one and I'd never even heard it before. That's how uneducated I am.

Anyways, the pictures were a bit much. Just too cartoony or crude or weird or whatever. They just didn't work for me. The song itself is pure nonsense. Which can be okay, but I didn't much care for the book as a whole.

[Melissa Sommer · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is about Catalina and how crazy she looks. Her name sounds funny, her eyes look funny, her teeth are funny looking, and everyone talks about and makes fun of her. I thought this book was interesting and very creative. I liked how the author used poetry in the text. The rhyming in the book gets the kids attention and has them laughing. I liked the message the book told. It was to make the most out of life and to have fun with it no matter how different you look.

[Morgan · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book is about Catalina Magdalena Hoopensteiner Wallendiner Hogan Logan Bogan. She has a very long name. The book is all about her from being a baby to getting married. When she got married her name changed to Catalina Magdalena Hoopensteiner Wallendiner Hogan Logan Bogan Smith. Everybody thought Smith was a strange name.

[Linda Costello · Rating 2 out of 5]

One of the students in my 2nd grade placement is reading this book. I thought it was hilarious (it is great for rhyming) until I reached the end. It follows the story of a girls life. She is born, goes through school, meets a man, and gets married. The book ends with her wedding. I think this implies that a woman's goal in life is to get married. Not excited about this book.

[Jennie Park]

This book is definitely a tongue twister! It's a fun book to read and has a lot of opposite vocabulary words and great rhyming schemes as well. I think the book is geared more towards younger elementary students. I would use this book as a teaching tool when learning about opposite vocabulary words and also poems/rhyming words. Great for pleasure/leisure reading as well.