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You Push One Ride
Captures the rhythms and familiar activities of a small child's day
32 pages, Library Binding
First published March 1, 1989
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August 4, 2022
This is a sweet tale about the mundane activities of a family's day. Despite the anthropormorphic pigs, the family is portrayed in a very 'typical' fashion for a middle-class family where the dad leaves for work and the mom is a stay-at-home caregiver of the child.
The rhyming narrative is short and fun to read aloud, with a back-and-forth rhythm and the illustrations are colorful and cartoonish. It is a good book to read aloud with a young child.
The rhyming narrative is short and fun to read aloud, with a back-and-forth rhythm and the illustrations are colorful and cartoonish. It is a good book to read aloud with a young child.
May 14, 2023
This was one of my favorite books growing up. I loved watching the pig family go through their day, the fun illustrations, and the sweet simplicity of the language.
Reading the same exact book that my mom read to me with my own son was so wonderful. Jack liked the pictures and even helped turn the pages.
Reading the same exact book that my mom read to me with my own son was so wonderful. Jack liked the pictures and even helped turn the pages.
March 8, 2026
This charming story in board book format is easy for young ones to understand. The narrator is a child (piglet) telling what the parents do and what the child does. Examples: "We shop, we walk. I wait, you talk." and "I brush, you shave." The illustrations are delightful.
October 4, 2016
2. BRIEF REVIEW
Sweet poetry book for young children. I loved the detailed, colorful pictures. Although the book is simple, it is full of humor. With exception of the word outside, all rhyming words range from 4-5 letters long. I wished the author would have included rhyming words that look different, but still rhyme. However, I believe he wrote this book to target young children who are being introduced to rhyming for the first time.
3. CONTENT AREAS
This book would be great to use during literacy class. While reading the book the teacher should emphasize the rhyming words, and have students repeat them. The students will learn that rhyming words end in same sound endings. The rhyming words presented in the book are very simple which will make learning easy and fun. After reading this book I would give each student a word and have them find a partner with a word that rhymes.
4. COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
a) Based on the book cover, what do you predict the story will be about?
Based on the book cover, I predict this will be a story about a pig and his mother going on a trip around town. I believe they are going on a trip because the mother pig is pushing her son on a stroller.
b) Describe what the little pig does to get ready for bed? –He kisses his mom and dad good night and turns off the light.
c) What would you add to enhance the story? To enhance the story I would add that the little pig and his parents went to the park after dinner and played on the swings and slide. And then I would continue with the part of him taking a bath.
5. WONDERS
I wonder…
a) Why does the little pig leave the window open at night?
b) Why are there mats laying all around the house?
c) Did father pig buy his son that adorable miniature tool set?
Sweet poetry book for young children. I loved the detailed, colorful pictures. Although the book is simple, it is full of humor. With exception of the word outside, all rhyming words range from 4-5 letters long. I wished the author would have included rhyming words that look different, but still rhyme. However, I believe he wrote this book to target young children who are being introduced to rhyming for the first time.
3. CONTENT AREAS
This book would be great to use during literacy class. While reading the book the teacher should emphasize the rhyming words, and have students repeat them. The students will learn that rhyming words end in same sound endings. The rhyming words presented in the book are very simple which will make learning easy and fun. After reading this book I would give each student a word and have them find a partner with a word that rhymes.
4. COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
a) Based on the book cover, what do you predict the story will be about?
Based on the book cover, I predict this will be a story about a pig and his mother going on a trip around town. I believe they are going on a trip because the mother pig is pushing her son on a stroller.
b) Describe what the little pig does to get ready for bed? –He kisses his mom and dad good night and turns off the light.
c) What would you add to enhance the story? To enhance the story I would add that the little pig and his parents went to the park after dinner and played on the swings and slide. And then I would continue with the part of him taking a bath.
5. WONDERS
I wonder…
a) Why does the little pig leave the window open at night?
b) Why are there mats laying all around the house?
c) Did father pig buy his son that adorable miniature tool set?
January 26, 2016
Sweet toddler book of piggie's busy day. Great use of opposing action verbs. As story unfolds two-word sentences grow in length.
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