Trudy Harris (1) (1949–)

Tally McNally is a competitive type who keeps track of what everyone's doing and how he always wins. But when he gets into a dangerous situation, his friends come to the rescue. Since this is a math concept for young children, I wish the danger did not involve "going down the drain" (gutter)...a bit too close to a real fear of some kinders. Also, wish the solution had more to do with tallying...that concept gets lost during the rescue plan. Still, rhyming text and various opportunities to show more count/tally objects along the way make this a solid choice for a math unit. show less

How do you know the animal you are seeing in the farm is actually the cow?
In each page of this beautiful picture book you'll find a rhyming description of an animal you mustn't mistake with a cow. A picture on the tab shows the cow acting like that animal, but when you flip the tab you can see the true animal. The kids love to shout the animal's name at the same time they discover it under the tab. Thankfully the cow is finally found at the end of the book where cows usually are, doing what show more cows usually do. Everything seems to be back to normal then!
The book is really interactive. Some of the rhymes feel a little forced to me, but in the overall it's a funny text, and some pictures are hilarious. Can you imagine a cow swimming belly up, or sitting in a branch?

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I had mixed feelings about this book. I liked how it taught spanish words in a creative way. It was cute and funny how people misunderstood the poor parrot because he was speaking spanish every time someone asked him to say a sentence in English. When he said "agua," they thought the said opera. Although, I did not like how repetitive the story became. A different person came in the store each day and asked the bird to say something. He was misunderstood each time and the store owner told show more him that he needed to learn to say the phrases if he wanted to find a home. The message of this book is to teach basic Spanish words to children in a fun and creative way. show less

I love this book. I've used it with my kids at work and plan to use the book in my classroom. It is super fun for children. It makes learning about patterns fun, from the bumble bee buzz buzz buzz to the cricket chika chika's chika chika, its super fun for children to follow along. The sound the bug makes is repetitive and this story allows children to follow along and get really invested in the book. This book really shows what children should see in a pattern book because of the amazing show more different patterns as well as the images, and text that repeats! show less