Wordless Picture Book Post #3

Title: ZOOM
Author: Istvan Banyai
Lauren's Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

ZOOM is a wordless picture book that moves from a farm to a city to an island and then into space! Every picture is a magnified version of what will be seen on the following page. What starts off as a huge roaster turns into a very small piece within the entire galaxy!

This book challenges your imagination to explore what will be on the next page. Although, it is never what you expect! This book also brings into perspective the fact that we are very tiny dot in the entire universe! The creativity and planning that went into this book is well executed in this unique wordless masterpiece.


Publisher: The Penguin Group
Publication date: 1995
ISBN: 0-670-85804-8

Wordless Picture Book Post #2

Title: Pancakes for Breakfast
Author: Tomie DePaola
Lauren's Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Pancakes for Breakfast is a book about a woman who fantasizes about making the most incredible stack of pancakes; but she does not have any of the ingredients that she needs to make them. When she comes home with the last ingredient she finds that her dog and cat had knocked everything over. After being defeated, she smells pancakes and walks to her neighbor's house where there is a perfect stack of pancakes that she eats!

On the last page of this book a framed picture reads, "If at first you don't succeed try, try, again." This main message was very clever considering that you do not think that all of her dedication and work would fail. This story was very well thought out and although short, it makes you care about the main character. At the end when she becomes defeated she does not let it get her down and she works around the situation instead of giving up. This book told a cute and almost comical story and I would recommend this to everyone.

Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers
Publication Date: 1978
ISBN:0-15-259455-8

Wordless Picture Book Post #1

Title: Do You Want To Be My Friend?
Author: Eric Carle
Lauren's Rating: 1 out of 5 stars

Do you want to be my friend? is a wordless picture book that follows the story of a eager mouse who is searching for a friend. He passes an array of animals including a lion, seal, horse and snake but none of them want to be his friend. He then finds another mouse, who looks similar to him, and they become friends.

I enjoyed how this story was colorfully illustrated with pictures of different animals. I did not like this book for the sole reason that it sends a negative message. In my opinion, it is stating that a person can only be friends with someone else because they look alike or are similar. I think that it is important for children to understand that they should be friends with people with differences including likes and dislikes and race or ethnicity.

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 1976
ISBN: 0-8085-9434-6

Board Books Post #3

Title: The Little Gorilla
Author/Illustrator: Ruth Bornstein
Lauren's Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

The Little Gorilla is a board book story about a baby gorilla who explores the forests. All of the animals he meets along the way including a pink butterfly, a red monkey, and a giraffe love this monkey. When he grows up and becomes a big gorilla, the whole forest celebrates his birthday!

This story is incredibly important for children to be read to by their parents or have their parents encourage them to read it. This little monkey was loved immensely by both his parents and all of his neighbors. Even when he grew up and changed, everybody around him supported and loved him. It is important for children to know that they are unconditionally loved by so many people no matter how much they grow up or change. It also uses colors and animal names to help children learn.

Publisher: Clarion Books
Publication date: 1976
ISBN: 0-618-05158-9

Board Books Post #2

Title: The Mitten
Author/Illustrator: Jan Brett
Lauren's Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

The Mitten is a Ukrainian Folktale about Nicki, a boy who wants to have white mittens. Baba, his grandmother, told Nicki that she would make the white mittens but that he might lose them in the snow. Nicki does lose one of his mittens but eventually finds it had been the warm cozy home for several animals including a hedgehog, mole, rabbit and a big bear.

This board book cleverly incorporated the importance of sharing, which I believe is a good teaching moment for children. I would recommend this book to children or parents to read to them because it is an easy read and also indicates important messages including that sometimes adults know what is best for their children. The illustration in this book is incredibly detailed and it always shows what will happen next on the current page.

Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons
Publication year: 1989
ISBN:0-399-23109-9

Board Books Post #1

Title: Barnyard Dance
Author/Illustrator: Sandra Bounton
Lauren's Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Barnyard Dance is a colorfully illustrated board book about a group of farm-yard animals having a fun time dancing. These animals all grabbed a friend within the same animal kingdom and danced around in a field. The way that they knew they would start and end the dance was by bowing to their friends.

I think that this a great young children's book. It introduces a plethora of animals, which could help children learn different names as well as the sounds the animals make. It also rhymes, which made the book more fun to read. I also enjoyed the illustrations that were very colorful. I would

Publisher: Workman Publishing
Publication date: 1993
ISBN: 978-1563-054426