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Just not clear enough for me.. too much on a page.
I didn't think I could love Elephant and Piggie anymore but then I read this book! I love how they are part of the beginning and end with a whole different story in the middle. Although this is made for younger kids, it is an excellent book to use with older students because it deals with fractions. Would make a great read aloud when introducing fractions for the 1st time. So many possibilities!
Much like the Elephant & Piggie books, [b: The Cookie Fiasco|24350734|Fortune Cookie Fiasco|Ruby Ann Phillips|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/50x75-a91bf249278a81aabab721ef782c4a74.png|43932416] is told entirely in dialogue. The illustrations of these four friends trying to determine a way to share three cookies is fun and inadvertently introduces the idea of division. [a: Dan Santat|1251403|Dan Santat|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1380608941p2/1251403.jpg] delivers plenty of humor in this book for beginning readers!
Four friends have three cookies to share, which starts a debate over how they'll each get an equal amount of cookies. They come up with several different options, but find it hard to get one that everyone agrees on. The stress and anxiety lead Hippo to break the cookies at different points in the story, so they are in a rush to solve the fiasco before the cookies turn to crumbs. Vibrant colors and expressive dialogue accompany the story.
Four little characters (including a large hippo) with big personalities fight over THREE cookies! The characters are funny and beautifully drawn. Dialog is hilarious. And they all learn a valuable lesson about sharing and fractions.
I did not like the lack of problem solving, the yelling, or the arguing.
The first book in the Elephant & Piggie Love To Read spinoff series, The Cookie Fiasco sets the bar high for the series, as it is written and illustrated by the extraordinarily talented Dan Santat. The basic premise is that four friends--Monkey, Squirrel, Hippo and Alligator--have three cookies. They feel their friendship depends on their ability to divide the cookies equally among themselves.
They generate (and reject) several entertaining ideas. The stress of the situation causes Hippo--who is holding the cookies--to unconsciously break them into pieces. Now the group finds themselves with six pieces--which they still cannot equitably share among the four of them. The conflict continues, frustration over their inability to come up with a workable idea increases and this leads to Hippo's intensifying nervousness. Therefore, Hippo continues to break the cookies into morepieces.
Monkey says
Crocodile says
As the anxiety of the situation reaches its peak, they discover they now have twelve pieces of cookies. They begin to distribute the pieces one at a time and discover that they now each have four pieces! Success!
I absolutely love Monkey, Squirrel, Alligator and Hippo! I adore the lushness of Santat's illustrations and the big emotions of all the characters. The dynamism of Santat's illustrations is a perfect complement for these BIG characters in a silly (serious to them!) situation with a little screwball comedy flavor.
I highly recommend The Cookie Fiasco for young readers either independently or as a delightful read-aloud at home or in the classroom! This one will be going on my gift list for the young readers in my community!
They generate (and reject) several entertaining ideas. The stress of the situation causes Hippo--who is holding the cookies--to unconsciously break them into pieces. Now the group finds themselves with six pieces--which they still cannot equitably share among the four of them. The conflict continues, frustration over their inability to come up with a workable idea increases and this leads to Hippo's intensifying nervousness. Therefore, Hippo continues to break the cookies into morepieces.
Monkey says
This is a flop,
A mess,
A DISASTER!
Crocodile says
It is a fiasco!
As the anxiety of the situation reaches its peak, they discover they now have twelve pieces of cookies. They begin to distribute the pieces one at a time and discover that they now each have four pieces! Success!
I absolutely love Monkey, Squirrel, Alligator and Hippo! I adore the lushness of Santat's illustrations and the big emotions of all the characters. The dynamism of Santat's illustrations is a perfect complement for these BIG characters in a silly (serious to them!) situation with a little screwball comedy flavor.
I highly recommend The Cookie Fiasco for young readers either independently or as a delightful read-aloud at home or in the classroom! This one will be going on my gift list for the young readers in my community!
Well intentioned, but this book was too yell-y for me.
There are three cookies but four animals. How will they make it fair? Cute