Going to the Firehouse

Little Critter

by Mercer Mayer

Join Mercer Mayer’s classic and beloved character, Little Critter ® as he visits the firehouse! Whoosh! goes the water hose. Ooo! Eee! Ooo! goes the siren. Ding! Ding! goes the fire alarm. Little Critter and his classmates are taking a trip to the firehouse! Little Critter puts on his boots and jacket—now he's ready to help Fireman Joe. After checking the hose and ladder, Little Critter is ready for a fireman's helmet of his own. Join Little Critter as he learns to stop, drop, and roll with Fireman Joe! Little Going to the Firehouse is a My First I Can Read book, which means it’s perfect for shared reading with a child.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, School, Animals, Fiction, Firefighters

32 pages, Paperback

First published November 20, 2012

About the author

Mercer Mayer is an American children's author and illustrator. He has published over 300 books, using a wide range of illustrative styles. Mayer is best known for his Little Critter and Little Monster series of books.

Reviews

[Kristen Dutkiewicz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute illustrations help children understand the role of a firefighter and the physical looks of a firehouse.

[Faloni © · Rating 5 out of 5]

Firehouse fun with Little Critter—excitement guaranteed! 🚒🪜 A blazing good time. 🔥🎬

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[J9 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another Mercer Mayer book that all my kids enjoyed. My 5 yr old just adores Mayer and requests her books constantly. I read them at the breakfast or lunch table and even my 3 yr old twins get into them. Fun engaging themes that any child can relate to, a great addition to any children's library. This one was a level 1 reader, so a little on the easy side, but all of us still enjoyed it.

[Wilson Denton · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think that that book was very interesting it looks like I really love fire stations but that book is very very very good very very very very very very very very very very very very here got very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very AAA a good a good book I think you should get your sonic or whatever it is🙂😉😃😀😆 this book is very interesting interesting interesting.

[Kaylee Klaassen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Genre: Modern Fantasy
Grade Range: K - 2nd

This book was very simplistic and easy to read. It reminded me of when I visited a firehouse on a class trip when I was younger! The little critter had a dream of becoming a fireman someday. He got to experience what it would be like to be an actual fireman. This book teaches kids to chase after their dreams.

[Cassie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is good as long as you replace “fireman” with “firefighter” every time you read it.

[Dodie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book to show kids what a firefighter does.

[Cara · Rating 3 out of 5]

My son loves Little Critter books and this was no exception, especially when firefighters are involved.

[Suzanne Lorraine Kunz Williams · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved how this book shows the some of the many responsibilities of a fireman and how it teaches us a little about fire safety

[Alicia Steagall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovely, excellent read for a little one.

[Rolf · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good early reader.

[KaitandMaddie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Maddie read this well.

[Addie · Rating 3 out of 5]

12 month old picked this out at Costco. Cute, really like the art

[Jay Gabler · Rating 3 out of 5]

So petty for the firefighters to *number* their hats for schoolchild giveaways.

[Luis Reynoso · Rating 4 out of 5]

Going To The Firehouse is a children’s book about a young boy who is very enthusiastic about going on a class field trip to the firehouse. He even dresses like a fireman himself. The fireman shows him his dog named sparky, a firedog. He shows them his boots, jacket and helmet. But the boy only had boots and a jacket, no helmet. Next the fireman slides down the fire pole and all of the students and even the teacher watched in amazement. The students get to the see big fire truck and even let the boy help check to see if the fire hose is working well. They watch the firemen climb the ladder on the fire truck. At the end of the day the firemen give all of the students helmets, which completes the boys fireman outfit.
The illustrations were pretty colorful, showing that they were all having a good time. The students were all amazed to see all of the different interesting things firemen have and do and the illustrator did a good job conveying the characters emotions.
This book serves a good purpose to show young readers how a firehouse works and the importance of fire safety. In the book it states how fire works. “Joe tells us about fires. He tells us smoke goes up. When smoke goes up, we must go down to the floor.” This book serves as a good purpose to show children the importance of firemen and the dangers of fires.

[Margaret Chind · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was included in our Little Critter Collection: Contains Little Critter: Going to the Firehouse, Little Critter: Going to the Sea Park, and Little Critter: Snowball Soup and this is our first exposure to Little Critter and it's a delight. I had seen this guy around, but never really looked into it until now. AppleBlossom is at the stage where Level "My First" I Can Read! books are perfect and so I'm looking all around to see what I can find.

Little Critter: Going to the Firehouse is a great book for working with a community helpers theme. Children can experience their own firehouse field trip within these pages. Learning about what a fireman wears and why he does what he does is important and fun with Little Critter.

*Thanks to HarperCollins for providing a copy for review.*

[Christian Padgett · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book to use with young children to talk about community helpers. It talks about some of the things firemen do. It also begins to talk about fire safety. This is a great way to introduce these two topics.

[Rosa Cline · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very nice book (as most Little Critter books are) to help children recognize anything about a firefighter and the fire truck. Little critter and his classmates go visit the station, and learn to “stop, drop and roll” along with the fire truck and firefighter.

[Joshua · Rating 3 out of 5]

i don't really know, no nothing.

[Pinky · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fireman Joe teaches Little Critter's class about firefighting.

[Hannah Sheffield · Rating 4 out of 5]

This would be a great book to read before taking a field trip to the firehouse. It would also be a good book to read about fire safety.

[Katie]

IIIII

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

My five-year-old son read about half of this book by himself, so OF COURSE he loved it. And, there was even a cute story among those sight words.

[Jessica Montanaro · Rating 3 out of 5]

my son's first book read with a little assistance from myself for his summer reading assignment, he said is favorite part is the part with the fireman is spraying the dig with the hose

[The Brothers · Rating 3 out of 5]

Little Critter story - 'nuff said.

[Heather Jo · Rating 4 out of 5]

megan summer reading 2016, children's book, leveled reader, easy reader, i can read! my first shared reading, series, little critter, firehouse, firestation, firemen, first grade

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Guided Reading Level H

[kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

cute

[K Morlando · Rating 3 out of 5]

was a wonderful read!

[Sara Kay]

Little Critter and his class take a trip to the firehouse and he meets fireman Joe and his dog Sparky. He even has a jacket and boots to match the firemen, but he does not have a hat. Fireman Joe shows them the pole he slides down, the firetruck, and the ladder. At the end, he even has hats for all of them!
I really enjoyed this book and like this whole series. I think this would be a good book before a trip to the fire station or when talking about different jobs.