Don't Lick the Dog: Making Friends with Dogs by Wendy Wahlman 2009
How Many Cats? by Lauren Thompson 2009
Both of these picture books are great rhyming read-alouds with wonderful, be it very different, artwork.
Dogs reads like a fun manual for kids about how to behave around dogs you don't know. Wahlman gives some real, practical advice about what to do and what not to do when first meeting dogs.
Dogs reads like a fun manual for kids about how to behave around dogs you don't know. Wahlman gives some real, practical advice about what to do and what not to do when first meeting dogs.
Stand still and let dogs come to you
to smell your hand or sniff your shoe.
to smell your hand or sniff your shoe.
Wahlman's illustrations are funky, stylized, and colorful. She brings out emotion in the faces of the dogs and the children. And she obviously knows dogs. All the various breeds are easily recognizable.
Cats is a counting book. Goes up to 20 by ones, then back down by clusters; by 5's, 3's, 4's, etc. It starts at the beginning with zero, which most counting books don't do.
Both books are well written, beautifully illustrated, and fun to read!
How many cats are here to play?
Zero, zilch. None today.
The illustrations, by Robin Eley, who obviously knows his cats, are realistic with a nice variety of breeds.Zero, zilch. None today.
Both books are well written, beautifully illustrated, and fun to read!
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