Julie Markes

This is a sweet, funny lift-the-flap book that shows that all creatures have a place to poop: tigers in the jungle, kangaroos in the outback, and monkeys in the rain forest. For each animal (and for the child), there are three flaps. The first two flaps reveal something about the animal's environment, and the third flap answers the question, "Where's the poop?" Toddlers will not be able to manage the flaps easily, so this is a read-aloud to be shared by an adult with children.

The book is about how everyone goes to sleep. The teacher goes to sleep, the policemen goes to sleep, the firemen goes to sleep, the president goes to sleep. I did like that each person/adult who goes to sleep has a stuffed toy that they are sleeping with that has something to do with their profession. For example the president sleeps with a stuffed eagle, the firemen sleep with a spotted dalmatian with a fire hat. I didn't like that there weren't many multicultural characters in the book. show more The only person of color was the firemen. I thought the book could be more inclusive in that respect. I was also somewhat bothered by the traditional male and female roles being reinforced, e.g. women are teachers men are doctors.

The main point of the story is everyone goes to sleep. This would probably be a great book to read at home before bedtime, but I am not sure it has a place in the classroom except for perhaps individual free reading. For very young preschool children it could be used to introduce the topic of bedtime routines. show less

Simple rhyming text expresses gratitude for small and big pleasures, from sweet puppies to dress-up clothes. It ends with "thanks for the family I love!" Detailed paintings with bold, warm colors. Excellent Thanksgiving story for young children.

Humoristically, it seemed quite promising, and the pictures are cute. But my son didn't really get it, he kept saying "but, I like to get dressed", "but, I like to sit in my car seat", "but, I like to take a bath". So, he was amused by the idea of having worms for lunch but he remained puzzled throughout the book. Didn't really work for us ...