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All by Myself (Little Critter) (Look-Look)

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I recommend All By Myself by Mercer Mayer to all ages. I'm in sixth grade but I still enjoy reading this book. When I was in fifth grade, I read this book to a kindergartner and he loved it! There is a series of Mercer Mayer's books about the main character, Little Critter's, life. YOU HAVE TO READ THEM!

I just bought this book for the second time. My girls (2 and 4) have almost all of the books in the "Little Critter" series. Recently, my 2-year-old took "All by Myself" on the road and lost it. Both girls want it back ASAP. (By the way, the age group rating is obviously overstated at 4-years-old since my 2-year old is a big fan.)

I've bought a number of Little Critter books for my nieces, because they really like them.

And anyway, they're short, they're funny, they're topical, and they're cheap.

In this one, Little Critter details all the things he can do "by himself". Of course, the illustrations give the lie to his words - sure he can pour his own juice, but he doesn't say that he spills, that sort of thing.

Anyway, he very cutely does a lot of things "by himself" before reading that he can't tuck himself into bed - he needs a story.

Aw.

This book is about a little boy who is trying to do everything by himself but there are somethings that he coldnt't do like at bedtime when he wanted to read his bedtime story. It teaches young kids to do things like get dressed and things like that. I think kids 5 and under would like this book. I thought the book was good i would have liked it more if i was 10 years younger.

Mercer Mayer's - All by Myself finds Little Critter is growing up. Little Critter can ride his bike and give his bear a drink, he can kick a ball and roll on the ground, he can even look after his little sister. He helps dad trim a bush and helps mom put frosting on a cake. He reads a book to his little sister and he can color a picture. But, he cannot go to sleep without a story.

There are numerous things he can do for himself. He can get out of bed with no help, he can dress himself and brush his fur, he can put on his socks and tie his shoes. Little Critter can even pour some juice for his little sister, and, he can lend a hand to her as she eats her breakfast.

All by Myself is packed with the same child pleasing, colored pencil illustrations that are always a key component of Mercer Mayer works. Little Critter has been a longtime choice for my K - 1 students.

Many Mercer Mayer Little Critter books also feature tiny 'littler critters' who move from page to page with Little Critter and take part in his adventures, antics and exploits. All by Myself features our old comrade, mouse. The students in my present first grade class get pleasure from watching both Little Critter as his story is told; along with noting the actions of the tiny one too.

Little Critter does many of the things my students do. He dresses himself, brushes his own hair and ties his own shoes. My students regularly come to school with hair wildly awry to proudly announce, I combed my own hair. Numerous first graders tie their shoes, NOT along with shoes on the wrong feet and even now and then one black and one brown. Besides, who said striped shirts cannot be worn with flowered pants?

Mouse trails along with Little Critter from incident to escapade. He watches as Little Critter exerts great effort to button buttons, tie ties and zip zippers. Students in my classroom regularly have struggles with zippers or buttons. Fetching his umbrella mouse waits as Little Critter pours the juice.

My first graders today laugh and remind one another of spills or other mishaps as they water our room plants.

His shoes untied Little Critter plays with little sister. 'Tie your shoes before you fall.' Is a common phrase heard in our first grade classroom. 'I'll help you,' is also heard as one child who can tie helps a classmate who cannot.

My Students today, the ones I taught way back when, and even my own NOW adult children as well enjoy/enjoyed hearing the book read to them, and later began reading the work for themselves.

My younger son, now a grown adult noted the book as I was preparing the review and still chuckles as he observes Little Critter carefully whacking the rosebush at the base with the 'cutters'.

Remember when I pulled all your 'merry-go - rounds' out of the ground for a bouquet, Mom?- Marigolds are not really major cut flowers, and trying to replant what little hands have removed with a tug and jerk does not work real good either.

The Mercer Mayer Little Critter books I bought when my own children were tots have now seen use in my K -1 classroom for the greater part of my teaching career. The sturdy, well made editions continue to hold up well even after repeated readings by teacher and Little People.

I think I get pleasure from the books as much as do the students and am happy to recommend for the little people who are the target audience, and the adults or others who will be reading to them.

All by Myself is a read-to book for the youngest children, ages baby to 3, it is a read-with-help for K-1 set and a 'I'll read-to- you' for the 7s and 9s.

I find that many older children never lose their affection for Little Critter.

Reading the books to 'the little kids' in my room, or in the Kindergarten gives my former 4th graders now 7th and 8th graders permission to continue enjoying the books well past the time the books were 'meant for them.'

All by Myself with its good message of doing all you can for yourself, asking for help when you actually need it, along with the well done illustrations and limited vocabulary is a bastion in my classroom as it was for our home library.

Happy to recommend for children's pleasure reading, home, classroom, school and public library lists.

Molly Martin
Reviewer

My daughter has many of Mr. Mercer's books and loves everyone of them. They are easy for her to read, have fun illustrations and good messages about how children (and adults) should conduct themselves.

We bought a whole bunch of mercer mayer books for our little guy since my husband and I remember reading them when we were kids. We love reading them (over and over) again, and (most importantly!)our son loves them too!

I had these books when I was a child and decided to buy them for my child. Not many books and tv shows these days have a lesson learned at the end or any type or moral significance so it's always good to go back to the classics.

All By Myself is a very cute book. I bought it as a gift for my two and a half year old granddaughter. She loves to be read to and this is a cute short story that she can really relate to and understand. My only complaint is that the book was shippen in a separate box from the other titles that I had ordered (they arrived in perfect condition) and was not in the best condition, it had 3 creases in the front and back cover. That is why I did not give this book 5 stars.

I just bought this book and a few other Little Critter books for my 2.5 yr son. I have only read a couple of times to my son and he's interested in it. He laughs when Little Critter pours juice for his little sister but actually pours all of the juice on the table. I think he's developing sense of humor and really loves those pages when Little Critter "messes things up". I myself love the book too. The pics and the stories are soooooo cute!