Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Several Wonderful Children's Books

What Do Monsters Eat? by Mark Smith

This is a fun rhyming book to read with your child.  While reading your child can try to find the worm that hides in each picture. They can try to identify the different foods each of the monsters like to eat.  Depending on how you read to your child, you can probably get the "ooo gross" remark from them.  I'm glad I'm not a monster because I don't think I'd like pizza with octopus on top, or chocolate covered fish.  On the educational side of this it is a way of opening a conversation about healthy eating. As always Mark has done a great job of intertaining kids while educating them as well.
I received a copy to facilitate my review. The opinions expressed here are my own.

Ooh Lolita by L. Gina Davis
This is a wonderful story about "stranger danger".  Lolita is a witch who hates children.  She has two
cats.  One of them is just like her. The other cat wants to be free of the witch.  She gets her power from the sun.  One day upon the advice of the cat Bufu, she turns herself into a beautiful princess and tricks the children into coming into her house.  Once there she locks them in and makes them work for her.  She does this several days.  But, can she hold the children forever?  How will they and the cat Chum get free?
The pictures are wonderful. The story is very interesting and sure to keep the attention  any child, or child at heart. I would definitely read more books by this author.
I received a copy to facilitate my review. The opinions expressed here are my own.


Sniff the Cat & the Super Duper Most InterestingSmell by Picture Kid
A cute story of a cat who loves to sniff.  He sniffs a wonderful thing one day.  He can't quite figure out what it is.  He follows and follows until he gets so tired he must take a nap.  While asleep he has a wonderful dream that everything he sniffs smells like meat. Then he wakes up and can no longer smell what he was following.  He heads back home to all of his familiar smells and learns a valuable lesson.  The best things are right at home.
I received a copy to facilitate my review. The opinions expressed here are my own.




Stories For Children 3 by Francois Bissonette

She tells him about 3 magic oranges that can remove the spell. The spell is removed, but this doesn't stop Melinda.  He casts another spell.  This time it is on the prince's new wife.  She turns her into a dove and takes her place.
The second story is called "The Wand". This story is about a knight who is approached by a witch.  She wants his help.  She gives him keys to magic doors where he can find money.  In return she wants a magic wand that is in the tree.  He finds the money and returns with the wand.  When she refuses to tell him what she wants the wand for he chases her away and keeps it.  He becomes quite wealthy and well known.  He learns of a princess kept in a tower by her father.  It has been foretold she will marry a knight.  The king wants more for her.  The knight uses the wand to get the princess, make the king and queen happy and to live happily ever after.   I really enjoyed these stories.  Simple fairy tales to please everyone.

I received a copy to facilitate my review. The opinions expressed here are my own.






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