Peter's Pocket

by Judi Barrett, Julia Noonan (Illustrator)

When Peter's mother makes portable pockets that can be pinned on to any of his clothes, he is able to carry around all his important things.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 1974

About the author

Judi Barrett is an American author and art teacher best known for imaginative children’s picture books, most notably Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing. Raised in Brooklyn, she trained in advertising design before working as a freelance designer and later turning to education, teaching art and woodworking to young children while pursuing further studies in early childhood education and studio arts. She frequently collaborated with illustrator Ron Barrett, creating several popular titles together. Her whimsical storytelling, blending humor with inventive concepts, has made her books enduring favorites, some adapted for film, while she has continued teaching and writing.

Reviews

[Miss Becky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Peter loves to put things in his pockets. He wanted to have pockets on all of his clothes. His mother makes him portable pin on pockets. Now he will have enough pockets for everything.

[Brooke]

I loved this book as a kid. It brings back memories of putting odds and ends in my pockets while playing outside. And how we would pretend to have pockets with no bottoms so we could put whatever we wanted in them. A fun story that can be used for math lessons as well.

[Alana Arlequin · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a great book to integrate math and literature. This book can easily be used in a math lesson on counting and numbers, colors, shapes, and patterns.