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The Cat Barked? Review

The Cat Barked
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Have you ever wished you were something you're not? You know, wished for curly hair when yours is straight, or visa versa--the old "the grass is always greener" problem. That's the situation that a little orange striped cat finds herself in "The Cat Barked."
"Dogs have all the fun!" proclaims the envious puss, as she details the reasons why: dogs go to the park, dogs catch crooks and they're always the heroes in movies and books.
"Silly old cat," exclaims the mop-headed little girl who owns her, as she points out that there is a downside to dogs and an upside to cats.
The rhyming text does a good job of capturing the futility and folly of coveting your neighbor's bark. But what really stand out are the cool collages by Monks, a fine arts major at England's Kingston University. She uses a combination of paint, pencil, fabric and photos from magazines to concoct her personable canines and felines. Another unique artistic style that budding artists will be itching to emulate.

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Porkelia: A Pig's Tale Review

Porkelia: A Pig's Tale
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Most youngsters have a dream, and Porkelia wasn't any different - she wanted to be the first Piggy Rockette. Now, it's not easy being a Rockette when your hooves are cloven, you're quite short, and carry most of your considerable weight at your middle. However, the Wise One had told her this was her destiny.
Porkelia held on to her dream despite warnings from the other pigs who squealed, "That Wise One's a sham! You'll end up as dinner - an apple-stuffed ham!"
She bought a gold dancing suit, some red ooh-la-la tap shoes, and headed for New York City. Boy, those shoes hurt her feet as she trudged along, and things didn't get any better in the Big Apple. She sold blenders by day to eke out a living and danced her gig at night.
Months turned to years as Porkelia sunk deeper into despair but she didn't give up. At last an agent discovered her and after kicking hoof with the girls and doing her snout turns she soon became a star. Actually, she became the rage and won worldwide acclaim. Upon Porkelia's retirement years later "She opened ten dance schools in Jersey and France, teaching talented piglets to snout-twirl and dance."
While Tucker's book is filled with smile provoking illustrations and the narrative is framed in catchy rhyme, PORKELIA is also an empowering, encouraging story for youngsters everywhere - yes, your dreams can come true.
Highly recommended.
- Gail Cooke

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Me I Am Review

Me I Am
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Prelutsky, Jack, Me I Am!, FSG, 2007, 1983
Prelutsky's classic poem, entitled ME I AM (c1983) celebrates self-esteem, "no other ME I AM can fit precisely in my skin" and is brought to life in a splendid pairing with Christine Davenier's lively illustrations that portray three children in animated movement: leaping, jumping, riding a bike, ballet dancing and many other effervescent or thoughtful activities. The excitement of each individual "Me" as they go about their daily activities is created out of numerous little vignettes that thoughtfully interpret the simple yet powerful text: a boy finds a bird that has fallen out of a nest, and rescues and cares for it, (presumably, the mother has rejected her baby after it was first put back in the nest.) His room is filled with animals, plants, and science books, A young girl is roller skating, she falls down, but then triumphantly picks herself up to skate some more, and a brown-faced girl is ballet dancing both in her room and in her imagination. The three children converge in a final double spread when they join many more children hanging from the word ME! There are many blond or red haired children but few clearly visible representations of other cultures on the inside pages, although the cover definitely suggests a more multicultural cast of children; Nevertheless, all of them are clearly bursting with action and glee. There is so much going on that children will listen to the poem and then likely want to pour over the colorful exuberant illustrations.



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The Best Beekeeper of Lalibela: A Tale from Africa Review

The Best Beekeeper of Lalibela: A Tale from Africa
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The book is a lovey story. I enjoy reading this to my son every once in a while.

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Henry the Impatient Heron Review

Henry the Impatient Heron
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REVIEWED BY: Wayne S. Walker, reviewer with Stories for Children Magazine

Have you ever been driving by a wetlands area and seen a heron standing in the water on one foot? Why do they do that? Henry is a young Great Blue Heron who has a problem: he just can't stand still! He tries, but it seems that his legs always twitch and his neck always itches, and he ends up having to scratch himself. When the time comes for Henry to fly away, he tries to catch a fish to eat. He goes after a salamander for a tasty treat, and spies a plump little frog, but he is too impatient and loses them all. Finally, he comes across the Great Blue Heron who is the King of Camouflage. Will he be able to help Henry learn how to stay still and capture some food?
It seems that most children really enjoy learning about nature, especially different kinds of animals. Who would believe that the activities of a Great Blue Heron would be so interesting? In Henry the Impatient Heron, Donna Love gives youngsters an eminently readable story, accompanied by Christina Wald's lifelike and eye-catching illustrations that will acquaint children with all kinds of information about herons. Following the actual text, there are four pages of "For Creative Minds" exercises, including "Great Blue Heron Facts," an explanation of "How Did Henry Hunt?", and a heron life cycle matching activity. Parents and teachers can expand the learning possibilities even farther by accessing information about "Related Websites" and "Teaching Activities" at Sylvan Dell Publishing's website. I found this book to be absolutely fascinating.

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