by Donald Crews
4 out of 10
In spite of this being a Caldecott honor book as well as a Mulberry book, I didn't really love it. I didn't particularly dislike it, either, but it was just blah. We read it once and I feel no great desire to read it again. It's a train. Each car is a different color. The end. Not so exciting or interactive.
by Rotraut Susan Berner
9 out of 10
This is a wonderful look-and-find book. It's large enough that one girl can sit on each side of me and feel like they have plenty of book to look at. Many of the characters are named, and my four year old especially likes to make up stories about them. There are lots of silly things, like a magpie who likes to steal interesting items and hide them in her nest. The pictures follow a pattern, which makes it possible to make up sensible stories with beginning, middle and end. My two year old gets quite a kick just trying to find some of the funny things, like a penguin hiding by a nun or a motorcyclist who turns out to be Santa.
Jump!
by Scott M. Fisher
10 out of 10
This is such a wonderful book. We love it. It has a great rhythm and is really fun to read. The story falls into a pattern, so the girls can guess what is coming up. They get very excited when it is time to shout, "JUMP!" and, of course, jump up to say it. There are great sound words, really cute illustrations, and it's just so much fun. There are also a lot of rhyming words, which is something we're working on. Both my two year old and my four year old love this book.
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