Take My Picture: Stickerbook Readers

by Harriet Ziefert, Amy Aitken (Illustrator)

A girl takes pictures of her little brother and the animals as they tour the zoo, in a simple story that includes stickers that contain each of the words

24 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1991

About the author

Harriet Ziefert grew up in North Bergen, New Jersey, where she attended the local schools. She graduated from Smith College, then received a Masters degree in Education from New York University.

For many years, Ziefert was an elementary school teacher. She taught most grades from kindergarten to fifth grade. "I liked it," she said, but she stopped teaching when she had her own sons. When her children were older, Ziefert wanted "a bigger arena" for her work. She went to work at a publishing company, Scholastic in New York City, developing materials for teacher's guides for kindergarten language arts and social studies programs.

"About twelve years ago," says Ziefert in a 1995 interview, "I tried to get a job as an editor, but no one would hire me as a trade editor. So I decided to write my own books." Since then, she has written several hundred books, mostly picture books and easy-to-read books. "I write books very quickly," she says, "in about twelve hours. I rewrite them three times over three days, and then they're done." She writes about twenty books a year.

Reviews

[Edward Sojuwa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Harriet Zeifert is back! And this story honors siblings, zoo animals, and the photography that captures both. A bratty yet sweet brother heads with his older photog sister to the zoo and gets her to take snaps of him and some caged animal buds. A fun treat with a word list so kids 2-5 can connect words with images. A nice picture of what fun looks like!
Four stars
Harriet Zeifert makes every book a Sure Shot!

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

My 6 year old daughter was almost able to read this book by herself.