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Adventures in Librarian-ing
Me: *reading fro Mike Boldt's Bad Dog picturebook* See? Rocky is a bad dog!
Grade 1s: SHE'S NOT A DOOOOG! SHE'S A CAAAAT!
Grade 1 Teacher (who just got back from going to the bathroom): *motioning to the kids* ...Are they supposed to be doing that?
Grade 1s: *look from her to me expectantly*
Me: Yes.
Grade 1s: *clearly thrilled at being told it was okay to scold the character* SHE'S NOT A DOOOOG!
Me: *laughing* I haven't even said anything yet!
Totally Youthful Tuesday
So, it’s not a spoiler to say that Rocky, the ‘dog’ on the cover is, well, not a ‘good dog’ because, well, Rocky isn’t a ‘dog’ at all, but a cat. Still. It’s a hilarious book because the little girl that gets the cat for her birthday thinks that she got a dog, and, is very confused as to why Rocky is such a bad dog (doesn’t listen, doesn’t like the leash, doesn’t play fetch, etc.).
Thankfully, the book does take a turn, and, it’s not all bad when it comes to Rocky the ‘dog’. And, I was cracking up the entire time I was reading it. For dog or cat lovers, this picture book is a barking and meowing good time.
You may like this book If you Liked: I Want a Dog by Jon Agee, A Cat is Better by Linda Joy Singleton, or Do You Believe in Unicorns? by Bethanie Deeney Murguia
Bad Dog by Mike Boldt
I would not recommend this book. This book starts off well-enough with the story of a frog wanting to be any other creature other than hlimself, a frog. He lets his "dad" know that he would rather be a cat, rabbit, pig, and finally, an owl. This is all fine until a wolf approaches the frog and lets him know that he should not want to be any of those animals because he loves to eat them. The wolf further states that he would never eat a frog because they are "too wet and slimy and full of bugs." I buy books for a four year old and it might sound kind of corny to some people, but I don't think you need to let a four year old know that animals eat other animals and that we eat animals too! Four year olds really never even think about that stuff. When I read this book I now substitute the word eat with "scare" and that works just fine. I wish they would have had those pages offered in the "look inside" feature that some of the books have; had I known I would not have purchased this book. With a few tweaks the author could have made this a good book. I am surprised by this literary mistake and surprised that the author didn't consider the age of his audience. There are plenty of other books out there to choose from. I would not recommend this book.
shaka reviews I Don’t Want to Be a Frog
I DON’T WANT TO BE BIG
I DON’T WANT TO BE BIG
~I received I DON’T WANT TO BE BIG for the purpose of reviewing. Opinions and stories are my own.~
A favorite frog returns in Dev Petty’s I DON’T WANT TO BE BIG from Doubleday Books for Young Readers just for kids ages 3–7. This is the picture book companion to the critically acclaimed I Don’t Want to be a Frog. Frog is having growing pains as he takes issue with getting bigger.
Frog does NOT…
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Junior Review: Megan S. on A Mysterious Egg, Book 1 of The Dino Files
The Dino Files, Book 1: A Mysterious Egg
By Stacy McAnulty
Random House, $9.99, Released 1/19/16
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Did you ever try to keep a secret pet?
That is what Frank does in A Mysterious Egg. When Frank’s grandma finds a dinosaur egg, Franks hopes it has a fossil in it. But the egg has something very different inside: a live baby dinosaur!
My favorite character is Peanut, because he gets in trouble!
If you used to like Magic Tree House but are looking for something grown-up, you will like A Mysterious Egg. It is good for ages 8-10.
- Megan S., Age 8
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