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4.1 AVERAGE
4.1 AVERAGE
funny
fast-paced
Cute. I don't like that it describes the snake as scary.
Summary (if you care about spoilers for children's books, skip to the next section)
It's a lift-the-flap book, so not much story to it. The author asked the zoo for a pet and he keeps getting animals that are too something or other (all hidden behind flaps). An elephant that's too big, a giraffe that's too tall, etc. Until he finally gets a puppy that's just perfect.
Illustrations
Simple
Fun factor
My son had loads of fun lifting the flaps and discovering the animals underneath.
Is it supposed to teach children something?
Dogs are perfect?
Bottom line
Fun for a toddler.
It's a lift-the-flap book, so not much story to it. The author asked the zoo for a pet and he keeps getting animals that are too something or other (all hidden behind flaps). An elephant that's too big, a giraffe that's too tall, etc. Until he finally gets a puppy that's just perfect.
Illustrations
Simple
Fun factor
My son had loads of fun lifting the flaps and discovering the animals underneath.
Is it supposed to teach children something?
Dogs are perfect?
Bottom line
Fun for a toddler.
lighthearted
medium-paced
This is a great picture book to use for Baby Lapsit or Storytime! The babies enjoyed lifting the flaps and playing peek a boo with the animals underneath, and I think kids would enjoy guessing which animals are under the flaps if this were done at storytime.
funny
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
fast-paced
This is one of my 18 month old's favorite book right now. I like the simplicity of the story, writing to the zoo for a pet. He loves lifting the flaps and seeing the different animals. Highly recommend!
Rod Campbell's book is very simple. A family (or perhaps child) contemplates getting a pet. A zoo sends all sorts of pets: an elephant, a snake, a monkey, a camel, etc that don't quite fit. Eventually, they get around to sending the "perfect" pet. An entertaining book for kids because as this is read, they get to lift the flaps of the book to see what the various animals are.
Maybe I’m not eligible for reviewing books purposed for kids under 4, but I’m guessing creating stereotypes of animals for kids (like asserting negative adjectives such as “scary” for a snake or “grumpy” for a Camel or even positives such as “perfect” for a dog (since the child might consider a cat or a bird the perfect pet), might not be that proper.)
No?
No?