Tag Archives: Dr Seuss

Fox in Socks

AGES 0 - 4, BOOK REVIEW, , , , , , , , , , ,

50c896bf35b56454cabce7b7eb26ed02

Title: Fox in Socks

Author: Dr. Seuss

Publisher: Random House Children’s Books

Number of pages: 62

Type of Book: Fiction; Contemporary

Age: 3 – 6

Available here: http://www.learnington-ng.com/literature/192-fox-in-socks-by-dr-seuss.html?search_query=seuss&results=2; http://www.amazon.com/Fox-Socks-Beginner-Books-Seuss/dp/0394800389/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

Price: N2000; $5.08

MY SUMMARY

Meet Mr. Fox and Mr. Knox. Mr. Fox is the mischievous naughty one, Mr. Knox just wants to be left alone, but Mr. Fox has other plans. He wants to play a game of tongue twisters and they seem to get more complicated as the poor annoyed Mr. Knox complains of the difficulty of the tongue twisters. But Mr. Fox goes on and on and on, much to Mr. Knox’s chagrin. Read the book to find out how Mr. Knox gets back at Mr. Fox.

THUMBS UP AND DOWN

UP: This book of tongue twisters will make your kids laugh as they struggle with the tongue twisters, or better still, watch YOU struggle with them. I recommend this book for boys and girls aged 3 to 6, especially reluctant readers and kids who love to laugh.

DOWN: None

RATING

4 Stars

TRIVIA

  1. This book was first published in 1965!

HAVE FUN WITH THIS BOOK

CHALLENGE: Fox in Socks 

CREATE (WRITE a Story/Poem OR DRAW)

  • Create a tongue-twister. (30 words) (5-6 year olds)

OR

  • Draw and colour the Fox in Socks (Use the image on the book cover) (3-4 year olds)

Send your answers to ugochinyelu.anidi@gmail.com

Entry requirements: Entrants must be within the 3 – 6 age range. The first correct entry will be announced on this page and will win a copy of this book.

Answers must be submitted before 12:00am on Thursday, April 14th 2015.

Next Book of the Week:

A PRE-SCHOOL ALPHABET BOOK AND A TREASURY OF AFRICAN NAMES by Noma Sodipo

The Cat in the Hat

AGES 0 - 4, BOOK REVIEW, , , , , , , , , , , ,

Title: The Cat in the Hat

Author: Dr. Seuss

Publisher: Random House Children’s Books

Number of pages: 61

Type of Book: Fiction; Classic (First published in 1957)

Age: 2 – 6

Buy it here: https://www.jumia.com.ng/jumia-books-the-cat-in-the-hat-and-other-dr.-seuss-favorites-14699.html;  http://www.amazon.com/Cat-Hat-Dr-Seuss/dp/039480001X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1458514344&sr=1-1&keywords=cat+in+the+hat

Price: N4890; $5.00

MY SUMMARY

An unnamed boy, his sister Sally and their pet fish (Fish) are sitting at home on a cold wet day, staring out the window, bored to their teeth when suddenly, with a loud noise, a tall, human-sized cat (Cat) with a white and red-stripped hat and a red bow tie, appears before them. Cat immediately starts showing the kids some tricks, promising to make the day fun but Fish is not deceived. Fish repeatedly tells the kids to show Cat the door, he knows Mother won’t approve of Cat’s presence. But the kids are intrigued by Cat and they don’t. So with his companions, Thing One and Thing Two, Cat totally wrecks the kids’ home. Then Fish spies Mother walking home …

Read the book to find out how Cat made the day fun for Sally and her brother and whether or not they cleaned Cat’s mess up before Mother got to the door.

THUMBS UP AND DOWN

UP: This book is one of the best selling Dr. Seuss Books. It’s very easy to read, very funny and the illustrations are super.

DOWN:  None

RATING

5 Stars

TRIVIA

  1. Cat’s favourite thing in the world. Fun!
  2. This book was first published in 1957!

HAVE FUN WITH THIS BOOK

CHALLENGE: Cat in the Hat

CREATE (WRITE a Story/Poem OR DRAW)

  1. What’s the hidden picture?* (5-6 year olds)

Colour the boxes as follows:

Blue: 1,10,11,20,21,30,81,90-92,99,100

Black: 41,42,49-52,54,57,59-61,65,66,70,71,80,82,89,93,98

Pink: 73,78,84-87

Red: 12-19,31-40

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40.
41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50.
51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60.
61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70.
71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80.
81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90.
91. 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100.

*http://mrsthomsonrokx.blogspot.com.ng

OR

  1. Colour the image from the link below (2-4 year olds)

http://www.seussville.com/activities/CAT_ColorSweep_0.pdf

 

Send your answers to ugochinyelu.anidi@gmail.com

Entry requirements: Entrants must be within the 2 – 6 age range. The first correct entry will be announced on this page and will win a copy of this book.

Answers must be submitted before 12:00am on Tuesday, March 15th 2015.

Next Book of the Week:

FOX IN SOCKS by Dr. Seuss

 

Green Eggs and Ham

AGES 0 - 4, BOOK REVIEW, , , , , , , , , , , , ,

51Kgqd4kiNL._SX359_BO1,204,203,200_-2

Title: Green Eggs and Ham

Author: Dr. Seuss

Publisher: Random House Children’s Books

Number of pages: 62

Type of Book: Fiction; Classic (first published in 1960)

Age: 3-5

Buy it here: https://www.laternabooks.com/laterna_product_details.php?v=13332&c=111;

http://www.amazon.com/Green-Eggs-Ham-Dr-Seuss/dp/0394800168

Price: N850; $5.00

MY SUMMARY

In the book, Sam-I-am, a little boy pesters a man to eat a plate of green eggs and ham. He follows the man around the house with the plate trying to convince him to try the eggs and ham but the man adamantly refuses.

“Do you like green eggs and ham?

I do not like them Sam-I-am

I do not like green eggs and ham”

Sam-I-am offers different options;

Would you eat them in a house?

Would you eat hem with a mouse?

Read the book to find out if Sam-I-am was able to convince the man to try the green eggs and ham!

THUMBS UP AND DOWN

UP: Humor!! Kids will have a good laugh at the poor man who Sam-I-Am pesters. Rhyme!! The book is written in classic Dr. Seuss rhyme and the story can be sung. It’s just like a funny poem. Best of all, it’s such a fun lesson on the power of perseverance. Kids quickly learn that like Sam-I-am, they can overcome obstacles and achieve their goals if they don’t give up. I recommend this book for ALL little boys and girls. In the words of a dear friend of mine, “If this book is not in your child’s library, you’re sleeping on a moving bicycle”

DOWN: None

RATING

5 Stars

TRIVIA

  1. This book is the fourth-best selling children’s book of all time written in English Language![1]
  2. Only 50 words are used in the whole book![2]

HAVE FUN WITH THIS BOOK

CHALLENGE: Green Eggs and Ham

CREATE (WRITE a Story/Poem OR DRAW)

  1. Identify and colour the eggs and ham (3 year olds)

http://www.lucylearns.com/images/coloring-page-of-dr-seuss-dr-seuss-printable-coloring-page-green-eggs-and-ham-coloring-sheet1.gif

  1. Spot 5 differences between the two pictures (4 – 5 year olds)

http://www.lucylearns.com/images/dr-seuss-kids-activity-pages-cat-in-the-hat-spot-the-difference-sheet-1.gif

Send your answers to ugochinyelu.anidi@gmail.com

Entry requirements: Entrants must be within the 3 – 5 age range. The first correct entry will be announced on this page and will win a copy of this book.

Answers must be submitted before 12:00am on Tuesday, March 22nd 2015.

Next Book of the Week:

CAT IN THE HAT by Dr. Seuss

 

 

[1] “All-Time Bestselling Children’s Books”. Publishers Weekly. 17 December 2001. Archived from the original on December 25, 2005.

[2] “10 stories behind Dr. Seuss stories”. CNN. January 23, 2009. Retrieved March 18th 2016

 

There’s a Wocket in My Pocket

AGES 0 - 4, BOOK REVIEW, , , , , , , , , ,

images-4

Title: There’s a Wocket in My Pocket: Book of Ridiculous Rhymes

Author: Dr. Seuss

Publisher: Random House Children’s Books

Number of pages: 24

Type of Book: Fiction; Contemporary

Age: 0 – 5

Available here: https://www.jumia.com.ng/seuss-dr.-stevenson-james-ilt-booth-george-ilt-mck-dr.-seuss-theres-a-wocket-in-my-pocket-4238748.html; http://www.amazon.com/Theres-Wocket-Pocket-Seusss-Ridiculous/dp/0679882839

Price: N1500; $3.50

MY SUMMARY

In this vibrantly-coloured, beautifully-illustrated book, a little boy walks around his home and describes all sorts of strange creatures that rhyme with the part of the house or piece of furniture they live in/on, pointing out the ones he likes and the ones he doesn’t. Read the book to see nonsensical creatures like the geeling in the ceiling, the wasket in the closet, the bofa on the sofa and the nooth grush on the toothbrush.

I don’t think any writer but Dr. Seuss can get away with a book filled with made-up words! In another day and time and of course, authored by someone else, this would be a rather silly book!

… like the TELLAR

… and the NELLAR

… and the GELLAR

… and the DELLAR

… and the BELLAR

… and the WELLAR

… and the ZELLAR

in the CELLAR.

It is indeed a book of ridiculous rhymes.

THUMBS UP AND DOWN

UP: Using words that rhyme, some with meaning, some not, it introduces preschoolers to everyday household items, different colours, shapes, the alphabets and parts of the house. It is a good read-aloud for toddlers. The book begins with a question “Did you ever have the feeling there’s a zamp in the lamp?”

DOWN: The book contains a lot of meaningless words! The toddler may not be able to differentiate between these words and the actual words.

RATING

4 Stars

TRIVIA

  1. 5 strange creatures mentioned in the book beginning with the letter ‘Z’ : Zlock, Zable, Zower, Zamp, Zelf 

HAVE FUN WITH THIS BOOK

CHALLENGE: There’s a Wocket in My Pocket

CREATE (WRITE a Story/Poem OR DRAW)

  • Identify and colour the zlock (2-3 year olds)

theres-a-wocket-in-my-pocket-copy

OR

  • Write a short story

The _____________ jumped on the __________ and the ______________ played with the ____________ and the _______________ hid under the _____________

Fill in the blanks using 3 animals and 3 pieces of furniture. Draw the animals and pieces of furniture used to fill in the blanks (4-5 year olds)

 

Send your answers to ugochinyelu.anidi@gmail.com

Entry requirements: Entrants must be within the 2 – 5 age range. The first correct entry will be announced on this page and will win a copy of this book.

Answers must be submitted before 12:00am on Tuesday, March 15th 2015.

Next Book of the Week:

GREEN EGGS AND HAM by Dr. Seuss

 

 

ABC

AGES 0 - 4, BOOK REVIEW, , , , , , , , , , , , ,

51RiNNVE3qL._SX363_BO1,204,203,200_

Title: ABC

Author: Dr Seuss

Publisher: Random House Children’s Books

Number of pages: 63

Type of Book: Fiction; Rhyme; Contemporary

Age: 0 – 4

Available here: http://www.learnington-ng.com/literature/183-abc-by-dr-seuss.html?search_query=seuss&results=2; http://www.amazon.com/Seusss-Beginner-Books-Read-Myself/dp/0394800303/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

Price: N2000; $5.95

MY SUMMARY

With Dr. Seuss’ ABC, toddlers learn the alphabet in the wackiest way possible.

Letter A

Big A   Little a…  What begins with A?

Aunt Annie’s Alligator … A …  A … A

 

Letter L

Little Lola Lopp

Left Leg

Lazy Lion licks a lollipop

A welcome deviation from all the traditional “A is for apple, B is for ball” books in the market, it uses large and colourful illustrations, funny words and repetition and rhyme to introduce the alphabet to babies and toddlers. Babies and adults alike will enjoy reading this book. It works well too, if it’s sung to children who can’t read using the “ABCD/Twinkle Twinkle Star” tune.

THUMBS UP AND DOWN

UP: The illustrations are super! They are colourful, spread generously across the book and children find them delightful. A major highlight for me was the use of rhyme and repetition. The book also uses alliteration and assonance (as well as repetition) to reinforce letter sounds. Some numbers and colours are also introduced in the book.

I love love love Dr Seuss books!! I recommend this book for all babies and toddlers.

DOWN: This book cannot be read by kids without parental assistance as a lot of ‘big’ (e.g. rhinoceros) and meaningless (e.g. zizzer-zazzer-zuzz) words are used.

RATING

5 Stars

TRIVIA

  1. What begins with the letter ‘B’? Books!

HAVE FUN WITH THIS BOOK

  • Listen to the ABC song here:

 

 

  • Watch the book video here:

CHALLENGE: ABC

CREATE (WRITE a Story/Poem OR DRAW)

  1. Identify and colour the Alligator

http://www.fisher-price.com/en_US/Images/alligator_tcm169-13213.pdf

Send your answers to ugochinyelu.anidi@gmail.com

Entry requirements: Entrants must be within the 2 – 4 age range. The first correct entry will be announced on this page and will win a copy of this book.

Answers must be submitted before 12:00am on Tuesday, March 8th 2015.

Next Book of the Week:

THERE’S A WOCKET IN MY POCKET by Dr. Seuss

 

 

 

 

How the Grinch stole Christmas

AGES 0 - 4, AGES 4 - 8, BOOK REVIEW, , , , , , , , , , ,

512PxXsTebL._SX347_BO1,204,203,200_

Title: How the Grinch stole Christmas

Author: Dr. Seuss

Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Number of pages: 64

Type of Book: Fiction; Classic

Age: 0 – 8

Available here: http://www.amazon.com/Grinch-Stole-Christmas-Classic-Seuss/dp/0394800796/ref=pd_sim_14_3?ie=UTF8&dpID=512PxXsTebL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR112%2C160_&refRID=0GN84K1FXH8CK1PYFRPZ ; Buy the Audio CD (contains 11 stories by Dr. Seuss) here https://www.jumia.com.ng/jumia-books-the-cat-in-the-hat-and-other-dr.-seuss-favorites-14699.html ; Borrow the book from ZODML here: http://zodml.org/eachbook.php?id=36102 ;

Read the book online here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKUumRRfm-0

Price: $8.48; N4,890

MY SUMMARY

‘I MUST find a way to stop Christmas from coming!’ the Grinch thought as he imagined all the things that would happen on Christmas day, a day he absolutely hated. On Christmas morning, he knew the kids in Whoville would wake up to unwrap their presents. He just knew that they’d make a lot of noise noise noise! Then the adults would feast and feast and feast on roast beef and all the Whos in Whoville, young and old, would hold hands and sing and make even more noise. Thoughts of Christmas day haunted the Grinch. O! how he hated Christmas season! Then he came up with the most ‘wonderful awful’ idea to stop Christmas from coming. He decided to steal Christmas! Read the book to find out why the Grinch hated Christmas so much and how he tried to steal Christmas.

THUMBS UP AND DOWN

UP: The major highlight: In classic Dr. Seuss style, the entire book – all 64 scrumptious pages – is written in rhyme! To say that Seuss has a way with words is a gross understatement! One of my favourite lines:

‘He slithered and slunk with a smile most unpleasant

Around the whole room, he took every present’

The book is further enriched with vibrant illustrations in only three colours: black, white and tomato red. A very unusual yet very quaint mix. Another highlight is the fact that this book can be read to toddlers, while independent readers (6-8 year olds) can read it on their own.

I chose this book for Christmas because Seuss tries to show children through the story of the Grinch that Christmas is more than just a season for food and presents. It’s a good book to introduce to the little ones because sometimes, in the hustle and bustle of preparing for the holiday, we forget what Christmas is really all about. At the end of this book, the Grinch found the people of Whoville singing on top of their voices on Christmas Day in spite of the fact that he had ‘stolen’ Christmas. Then he realized that:

‘Maybe Christmas doesn’t come from the store

Maybe Christmas means a little bit more’

DOWN: None

RATING

5 Stars: (I wish I could give it 10 stars)

TRIVIA 

  1. Ask your child why the Grinch hated Christmas. Then ask him what happened when he realized Christmas meant more than just presents and food.

a. Most likely reason because his heart was 2 sizes too small.

b. His small heart grew 3 sizes and he returned all the presents and all the food.

  1. Ask your child how the Grinch tried to steal Christmas.

By stealing: a. all the Christmas presents and b. all the food for the feast.

HAVE FUN WITH THIS BOOK

  1. Watch a video of the Grinch song here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRhCbCISs44
  1. Team the reading experience with a read-aloud video here:

 

CHALLENGE: How the Grinch stole Christmas

CREATE (WRITE OR DRAW)

  1. List 8 presents stolen by the Grinch in the book (4 – 5 year olds)

                     OR

  1. Answer the following question in 50 words or more: What does Christmas mean to me?

(6 – 8 year olds)

Send your answers to ugochinyelu.anidi@gmail.com

Entry requirements: Entrants must be within the 4 – 8 age range. The first correct entry will be announced on this page and will win a copy of the audio book containing 11 Dr. Seuss classics.

Answers must be submitted before 12:00am on Wednesday, December 30th 2015

Next Book of the Week:

CLEVER SQUIRREL AND THE WEDDING COMPETITION by Yusuf .M. Adamu

 

“Christmas will always be, as long as we stand heart to heart and hand to hand”  

 Dr. Seuss

Christmas Week Schedule

NEWS/EVENTS, , , , , , , , , , ,

Dear Bookworms, we will interrupt our weekly schedule for the HOLIDAY!!!!

Christmas Week Book Review Schedule

8 – 12 Years

A review of Charles Dicken’s classic, ‘A Christmas Carol’ will be posted on Christmas Day and two copies of the book will be up for grabs for two lucky bookworms!

A-Christmas-Carol-295x450

 

4 – 8 Years / 0 – 4 Years

A review of Dr. Seuss’ classic, ‘How the Grinch stole Christmas’ will be posted on Christmas Day and one copy of the audio book containing 11 classics by Dr. Seuss will be up for grabs for one lucky bookworm!

 

how the grinch stole

jumia-books-0512-99641-1-zoom

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So get ready for Christmas Day!

Santa Claus is coming to Town (with BOOKS!!)

NB

Our normal schedule will resume the following week with a review of IT’S DISGUSTING AND WE ATE IT by James Solheim on Tuesday the 29th of December and CLEVER SQUIRREL AND THE WEDDING COMPETITION by Yusuf .M. Adamu on Friday the 1st of January, 2016.

MERRY     CHRISTMAS     BOOKWORMS!!!