I enjoyed this children’s book for two main reasons: the language and the illustrations. I liked this book because the language throughout it is patterned and rhymes. Every page or every other page of the book includes sentences that rhyme with the sentence before it which makes reading the book enjoyable. I also like that it rhymes because it makes the story flow well. When each new animal is introduced, there is a new rhyme that comes along with the animal; for example, “They fell in step and strolled a while, and bumped into a crocodile.” I like that the rhymes are fun, but make sense to the story.
The second reason I enjoyed this book was because of the illustrations. All the illustrations throughout the book fit the mood of the story. The written text of this story is up beat and clear, as well as are the pictures. The illustrations are colorful and neat. The illustrator made sure that the illustrations were vibrant, but were crisp and clear just like the text is. For example, when the text says “So the crocodile sang him a song and she sang as they bounced along,” the illustration on that page just shows the crocodile holding all the other animals. The picture is precise to the text and is not overly elaborate.
Due to the different characters and illustrations in this book, I believe that the main idea of the text is that it is ok to be friends with others who are not like you. The text and illustrations both exhibit that a tiny bug was able to become friends with a variety of animals such as a cat, a crocodile, and a pig. The characters throughout the book are happy to see each other and walk together even though they all look completely different. I believe that the author wants readers to know that it is ok to be friends with a variety of people who all look different, just like the animals are. Since all the different animals can be friends, so can people in real life. ( )

cute counting book discussing different animals and how they met each other. simple book to introduce counting
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One of our favorites and one of the first books that Olivia quoted during play, could sign most of the parts and had memorized and would finish the lines when we read it. Great for Signing with your child! ( )

This is a great rhyming book. It is also a great book to have children count all of the animals with you. I really enjoyed listening to this book as it was read to my kindergarten class. ( )

Tumble Bumble is a cute book that is a rhyming book. This book is about a bug, that meets a cat, that meets a a crocodile, and the books goes on. At the end, all the characters hangout and take a nap together. The pictures in this book are really great and students really enjoy this book. This book is on a 2nd or 3rd grade level and is a good read for these grade levels. I will have this book in my library because i think students will enjoy reading it and it will help students make rhyming word connections.