Mama Built a Little Nest

I really enjoyed this. I can't quite give it five stars, as that rating is for books I'd recommend to everybody. But I do highly recommend this picture-book for fans of birds, and of art, as well as for families and other educators. If I'd discovered it when my kids were little, we probably would have bought our own copy. Author's note and list of further resources included.

A nonfiction text yet one that also has storytime capabilities. I realized that I need to use this one! Children learn so so much with books like these--or so I have found. I don't want to be hit over the head with facts but "Mama Built a Little Nest" does it in a subtle way.

So be prepared to learn about all the different types of nests different birds make. Some are made from spit. LOL

Mama built a Little Nest is a book a bout birds’ nest, in the baby bird’s point of view. The book tells the reader facts about how the nest is made and different variations of nests. For example, a nest can be in numerous locations: in a tree, underground, on water, in a web, or in a whole. It can be a good bedtime story because at the end there is a scene in a bedroom with stuffed animals on the bed and the last line in the poem is a comforting line saying how an analogy is a nest to a bed.

I didn’t really enjoy this because it wasn’t that interesting but It was good for a children's book for kids who like nature and going to sleep in a bed. I did think that the fact that it rhymed made it 10x better. I would recommend this book show more for kids who like nature and I’d suggest reading this for a bedtime story. show less

I liked this book because it seemed to be a great non-fiction choice for kindergarten. It had great repetition throughout the pages, which kindergarteners could catch onto and join in. Along with the repetition on each page, each page also provided interesting facts about the specific birds being mentioned. I think it's set up to be fun and engaging to students, while also teaching them facts. I liked the layout, the pictures and illustrations, the repetition, and the non-fiction aspect.

A great introduction to the variety of nests different birds build for their babies. Excellent illustrations by Steve Jenkins.

This book was read in my preschool class where I am doing my student teaching. The students loved to see the different birds and their homes. This was a great nature book to show the students.

This book was really good and I think it gives students a little more knowledge about how birds live in the wild. I think a lot of kids would really enjoy this book and I definitely did.