Steven Salerno

This was an adorable story and I really enjoyed it. I loved the informative nature that the plot took and I loved the awesome jungle characters. The plot was very cute but also very informational which is perfect for a younger group of readers. The plot focused on a group of animals in a jungle who were very annoyed by a "wild child" who would not calm down. As the animals tried to find ways to calm the child, the reader learned new information about many types of animals. For example we show more learn about the Giraffe diet on the page that says "So the Giraffe tried taming the wild child first, by feeding it leaves. To giraffes, leaves are a tasty treat." This was such a cute way to teach children facts about animals through an interesting, humorous plot. I also loved the character development in this book. The jungle characters didn't have name or even many character traits but they were perfect. The gorilla and the "Wild Child" were the two main characters and their development was great. Throughout the book the gorilla developed from a barbaric monkey into a nurturing mother figure for the wild child and she ended up taming him and making him well-liked by the others. The child began as an annoying, out-of-control, nuisance to the other animals but by the end he was a calm, lovable little boy. The main idea of this story was that sometimes all you need is a little bit of love to become more likable. I thought this story was adorable and I really enjoyed reading it. show less

This book is strange and the illustrations make it a bit frightening. Harry is a baby who is hungry. He starts off with a snack, then other items of food but before you know it, Harry is eating the flower bed, the garden hose, the car, the school, and so on until he eats a mountain and part of the sky. He then stops, burps, and is sleepy. His parents take him home and put him to bed. Harry is yelling at his parents the whole time and looks very scary as a huge baby eating a mountain. I show more cannot imagine using this as a read aloud book or recommending it to anyone. show less

A picture book with a group of children saying good-bye to a pet turtle. The pictures are lovely with simple sentences. This book would be best used for a young child that has recently lost a pet and may be dealing with grief.