Zachary R. Shapiro

This is basically toddler book goofery with all the ark animals cooped up and doing sulky things that start with the same letters as their names, building up to Noah's kicker line "We're all in the same boat!" which turns their heads and makes them do making-the-most-of-it same-letter things instead, which really makes little sense either as a joke or an observation in its discursive context. Like, yeah, you're all in the same boat, and everyone's mad about it. Yeah.

The illustrations were adorable, each character had a certain atmosphere about them and we could definitely tell their personalities just by looking at their expressions. The story introduces the idea of Noah and the Ark in a sillier way, explaining the long period of time in which the animals had to stay on that boat. Each animal is brought up with an emotion that starts with the same letter as the animal. This book also introduces readers to the different sounds of a letter, soft and hard: show more for example, "the Giraffes were Grumpy." Also, the animals in the story were easy to relate to, as they did what we liked to do for past times and they loved wearing fun clothes. show less

This book is very cute and has a lot of great details. While students make references to Noah's Ark they are also reminded that we need the support and motivation of those around us in tough circumstances.

In this book the animals board the boat by the alphabet but through alliteration they get antsy or clown around and end up getting on everyone's nerves. But with patience they all find a way to get along. I like this book as a way to teach the alphabet and unusual words.