Books Kids Will Love RATING: BB
Book: Cranky Pants
By Stephen Sanzo
Illustrated by Matt Whitlock
Recommended for ages 2-6
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Everyone has those days. The alarm goes off, but you can’t get your head out from under the covers to start the day. I still have days like that, and so does the lead character in Arlington author Stephen Sanzo’s book.
The boy’s day doesn’t get much better. The youngster finds his food yucky, the weather soggy, and school uninspiring. In essence, he is just plain cranky.
What parent hasn’t had to deal with a cranky child? (If you haven’t, don’t worry the day will come.) What can dissolve crankiness? Kickball? No.
Pizza? Possibly.
But in this book, it ends with the boy going back to bed and burying himself under the covers.
While children can relate to the story, parents will love identifying nostalgic items from their childhood in the illustrations by Matt Whitlock, who previously worked as an artist for Walt Disney Animation.
Parents, check out Rock’ em Sock’em robots, Weebles, a Big Wheels, Evil Knievil on a metal lunchbox among others. It will remind you of your childhood!
This is a great book to take out from your local library.
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Cranky Pants Publishing
32 pages
$16.95, hardcover
Friday, February 17, 2006
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Developing A Bedtime Ritual
Books Kids Will Love RATING: BB Book: Chicken Bedtime is Really Early
By Erica S. Perl
Illustrated by George Bates
Recommended for ages 2-7
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This book answers the age-old child’s question, “Why do I have to go to bed so early?”
In this delightful tale, no one wants to go to bed – not the bunnies, the chickens, the sheep or the frogs. Each animal family has a different bedtime and a different strategy for staying up all night. This is a delightful bedtime book by first-time children’s author Erica S. Perl. (She works at Harvard University on the Harvard Children’s Initiative, an interdepartmental effort to improve the plight of children in the community and the world.)
I love the illustrations by George Bates and the rhythmic words by Perl. (Check out her Web site at http://www.ericaperl.com/ )
And a sign-of-the-times observation, the book features both moms and dads as part of the bedtime rituals.
This book answers the age-old child’s question, “Why do I have to go to bed so early?”
In this delightful tale, no one wants to go to bed – not the bunnies, the chickens, the sheep or the frogs. Each animal family has a different bedtime and a different strategy for staying up all night. This is a delightful bedtime book by first-time children’s author Erica S. Perl. (She works at Harvard University on the Harvard Children’s Initiative, an interdepartmental effort to improve the plight of children in the community and the world.)
I love the illustrations by George Bates and the rhythmic words by Perl. (Check out her Web site at http://www.ericaperl.com/ )
And a sign-of-the-times observation, the book features both moms and dads as part of the bedtime rituals.
My daughter enjoyed her dad reading this to her at bedtime.
This is a great book to borrow from the local library. If it becomes a favorite of your child's, by all means purchase it!
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Abrams Publishing
32 pages
$14.95, hardcover