(2) more kids books from Candlewick Press
Just Because; Mac Barnett
(illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault)
Candlewick - 2019
Just before she goes to bed an inquisitive little girl has many, many questions for her dad. Questions like: Why is the ocean blue? What is the rain? Why do the leaves change colors? What happened to the dinosaurs? Why do we sleep etc... The dad, in this case, has a wild imagination and comes up some creative responses trying to satisfy his daughter's young, inquiring mind. (I had a bit of a problem with the almost flippant way the dad answered the little girl's serious questions in an effort, I suspect, to get her to go to sleep. Beautifully illustrated.
Mr. Scruff; Simon James
Candlewick-2019
A sweet little boy and his dog story told in delightful and comical rhyme. The dogs in this book are - "Polly - who belongs to Molly", "Eric who belongs to Derek", "Minnie who belongs to Vinnie" (well you get the picture). But, poor Mr. Scruff, is still in a cage and belongs to none. Little Jim wants to adopt him and we all know that names don't matter.
Then comes Mr. Gruff, whose big like Mr. Scruff, but, Mr. Gruff has his eyes on a tiny puppy names Tim, a tiny dog that would have been perfect for Little Jim. You guessed it - it all worked out perfectly, in the end! Sweet story, fun to read, a definite kid pleaser. I enjoyed the story and the illustrations.
They both look adorable!
ReplyDeleteThose look like a couple of cute ones!
ReplyDeleteI love that these books feature dogs. :)
ReplyDeleteThey both sound cute, and I love the dogs on the covers.
ReplyDeleteMaking a note of these for my grandson!
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