Liza Woodruff

Phil is a groundhog who dreads his turn in the spotlight, though his family - especially younger sister Marla - is very encouraging. In the end, Phil brings Marla with him to help make the special Groundhog Day announcement - and then they go back inside for Phil's special pancakes (recipe included). Cute, funny, and will resonate with readers who don't like being in the spotlight themselves! A great choice for February 2 storytime.

This book covers the traditional nursery rhymes learned by most children early in childhood such as Pat-a-Cake, Rock-a-bye baby and the favorite Little Bo-Peep looking for her lost sheep. The book has many simple illustrations that relate to the poems, especially the comical ones as the mouse running up the clock.

I love Mother Goose stories because they stay with you no matter how old you get. I remember the first time I read one of her nursery rhymes and heard it in a song. Those rhymes show more have stayed with me for years.

This book can be used to display a poem or verse in the classroom a day and they can discuss the many ways the poem can be changed or it can be used in Music seeing as how a couple of the verses have indeed been transformed into songs show less

When your cat helps you write a story, you never know what kind of story it will be.
A Quieter Story is recommended as an early introduction to story writing for preschoolers. It is a good read aloud for storytime or to begin a unit on story writing. Children will build narrative skills and they learn the elements of story in this fun narrative.

Kathryn says:

don't go out of your way to find it, but if you can easily pick it up from the library, I think you might enjoy it