Reviews

As I Was Crossing Boston Common by Norma Farber, Arnold Lobel

dandelionfluff's review

4.0

The list of unusual animals is what makes this book unique. I can imagine children asking "what is a yaguarundi?" and asking to do research on these uncommon creatures. Good teaching book, maybe? It certainly opens a lot of discussion and exploring.

bronwynmb's review

4.0

I remember loving this when I was young, so when I needed something to read to my son at bedtime at my parents, this seemed like a good pick. It’s not as fun as I remember, but I love all the different animals. (This was definitely a bit of a thing for me because I have at least one other book with odd animals.)

Read June 26, 2021

nojiri23's review

5.0

One of my favorite of the books my mum used as a nursery school/kindergarten teacher. I try to give it to parents of toddlers because a) it is an alphabet book they are unlikely to already have and b) the children will most likely roll and roll with laughter as their parents struggle to pronounce some of the animal names.