Pass the Fritters, Critters

by chapman-cheryl

1993 Pass the Fritters, Critters (P) by Cheryl Chapman / Pictures by Susan L. Roth ***RL1 003-005 *** 9780590479950 *** 32

Genres: Picture Books, Food, Animals, Childrens

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

Reviews

[K.C. Gardner]

Great basic manners book.

[Anna]

While I didn't like any of the pictures at all, this book teaches basic manners and it is good in that way.

[Larissa Anderson]

Well done rhymes and art for beginning table manners.

[Lexi McClelland]

This book is a rhyming, short book dedicated to teaching simple manners, like "please" and "thank you." It rhymes foods with different animals with each page, which I viewed as pretty creative and different. For example, a sentence from the book is "pass the honey, bunny" and throughout the book, the child asks for certain foods from the different animals. They don't give up their foods until his mom comes and reminds him what the magic word is. He then asks the animals "please" and they gladly share with him.
I like how this book teaches manners in a cute, relatable way. In the classroom, this would be a good choice to promote using kind words, and sweet words that are loving and polite to those around us, like our friends and family. I think I could even bring snacks or toys and it would be fun to let the kids practice with each other saying please and thank you. This would teach manners, but it would also teach the importance of sharing, too!

[Blair]

I picked this book up at a consignment sale. The story is kind of abstract - my best interpretation of it is that a little boy is having a play dinner party with his mother and a bunch of stuffed animals. He asks the stuffed animals to pass various food items, and they all refuse until he says the magic word - "please." The art work is mixed media/collage. I find it pretty unpleasant to look at because all of the characters look angry to me! All of that being said, my one year old seems to love this book and frequently asks me to read it to her. I guess that's the vote that counts!

[Bethann]

This book shows great rhyming words. It would be great to use in the classroom to help kids see how many words actually rhyme. While, it was not that interesting, I read it aloud to my kids at work and they loved it. They really enjoyed looking at the pictures.

[Dolly]

Funny, rhyming story with garishly bright and colorful animals. It even teaches manners; please...the magic word. Our girls enjoyed this story enough to hear it twice.

[Gail]

Vibrant pictures but a little too simplistic for my four year old. Maybe better for a younger child.

[Michelle Farella]

Ruined by odd illustrations

[Mills College Library]

Picture C4662p 1993