Petunia finds a book–and, deciding that if she owns a book she must be wise, dispenses hilariously mistaken advice to the other animals in the farmyard.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Reviewed by Children’s Book List
This book enables the teacher to raise the language awareness of the whole class as they follow the evolution of the caterpillar in days, foods and numbers.
Rating: 5 *****
Your child will love counting the holes in all of the eaten food.
The Story of Babar The Little Elephant
Reviewed by Children’s Book List
The classic first story about literature s most beloved pachyderm. After his mother is killed by a hunter, Babar avoids capture by escaping to the city, where he is befriended by the kindly Old Lady. He becomes educated and cultured and, upon his return to the great forest, is crowned King of the Elephants.
Rating: 4 ****
This actually is a controversial story because it’s said to support colonialism.
