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Summary: the book is about a child and the things he didn't know. The things he didn't know vary from leaving the freezer door open to forgetting the cat couldn't sleep in the same bad as him. It deals with a lot of cause and effect so when he didn't close the freezer door all of his frozen treats were melted.
Reaction: I thought the book was really good because it represented what would happen really well. For instance when he didn't know that if he left the top off the box that his snake would crawl out. On the next page it shows his mother on top of the chair frantic because she was scared of the snake. This would show the children that they shouldn't do this because they may in fact get in trouble which the book does not talk show more about.
Extension: if I was a teacher for younger students I would make this a classroom activity by setting up a few things in the class that students may or may not know. I would set crayons on the floor, leave books on the table when they should be put away, and leave my desk a clutter to see what the children would think would happen. After everything was put away and they've made their responses I would read the book and ask them what they thought would happen. show less
Reaction: I thought the book was really good because it represented what would happen really well. For instance when he didn't know that if he left the top off the box that his snake would crawl out. On the next page it shows his mother on top of the chair frantic because she was scared of the snake. This would show the children that they shouldn't do this because they may in fact get in trouble which the book does not talk show more about.
Extension: if I was a teacher for younger students I would make this a classroom activity by setting up a few things in the class that students may or may not know. I would set crayons on the floor, leave books on the table when they should be put away, and leave my desk a clutter to see what the children would think would happen. After everything was put away and they've made their responses I would read the book and ask them what they thought would happen. show less
brother critter doesn't know a lot of things and in this book he learns about a lot of important things that keep him safe and healthy
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Mercer Mayer was born December 30, 1943 in Little Rock Arkansas. While attending school at the Honolulu Museum of Art, Mayer decided to enter the field of children's book illustration. He created a portfolio of sketches and peddled them wherever he could. He moved to New York City in 1964, pursuing further instruction at the Art Students League of show more New York, where he met an artist named Marianna who became his first wife. He soon created a new portfolio and with these new sketches persuaded editors at Dial Press and Harper & Row to give him some illustration work. Mayer published his first book, A Boy, a Dog, and a Frog, at Dial Press in 1967. It was notable for being a completely wordless picture book one that tells its story entirely with pictures. Mayer was one of the first illustrators to be credited for using this format. Five more books in this series were to follow. Mayer joined Golden Publishing, creators of Little Golden Books, in 1976. Through them he has sold his "Little Critter" and "Little Monster" series, which are popular with beginning readers. His title Just Me and My Dad made The New York Times Best Seller List for 2012. In 2015, his title Little Critter: Just a Little Love, also made the list. His holiday book, Merry Christmas Mom and Dad, is also a bestseller. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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