Sylvie, a rabbit, and True, a water snake, are best friends. They live together in a small apartment on a quiet street in a big city. Like a lot of best friends, Sylvie and True are different in many ways. Sylvie sleeps in a bed; True sleeps in the bathtub. Sylvie leaves the apartment by going through the door and down the stairs; True slides out the window and down a drainpipe. But, of course, they have things in common, too – they both love food and bowling – and together they make quite a team. Told in four short and easy-to-read chapters, this is a sweet and funny story about the give-and-take of friendship.
Rating: 4 ****
This book does a good job demonstrating the everyday friendship. How sometimes they get along and other times are misinterpreted and other times help out.
Ginger the cat lives a comfortable, well-tended life. But when a pesky kitten moves in, Ginger’s days of ease are over. Now it seems he must share his bed and his meals with the intruder forever! What is a pampered cat to do?
Duck and Gander are having a contest. But Duck swims faster, and Gander flies higher. So which one is the champion Then Duck gets an idea: “Don’t move,” she says, “Don’t talk. Don’t fidget a feather And the winner will be the one and only, true and forever champion
Rating: ****
What’s good for the goose is not always what’s good for the gander and this gander proves it. It’s still a very cute book and opens the way for a nice discussion about friendship and winning.
Nobody in the forest wants to be friends with Orson, a big brown bear, but one day, he finds a lost toy bear, and a deep, lasting friendship develops between the two.
Mouse, Fox, Rabbit, and Squirrel watch fearfully as their friend Owl seems to get smaller as he flies away from them. Will he disappear altogether? A comic view of spatial perspectives.
Rating: *****
You’ll love that your kids are learning without even knowing.
