Benny McBride starts his day with five new pennies and is determined to spend them all. His mother wants him to buy something beautiful. His brother wants something good to eat. His sister wants something nice to wear. Benny knows his dog and cat would like something too. With the help of generous and thoughtful neighbors, Benny fulfills each request with a penny and arrives home loaded with five but simple gifts.
Benny's Pennies (Picture Yearling Book)
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From Publishers Weekly
PW praised the "sunny and unusually textured torn-and cut-paper collages" in this tale of a boy's shopping expedition, adding, "Well-chosen language, cumulative refrain and judiciously placed rhymes lend the text a pleasing musicality." Ages 3-6.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 1-A rhyming cumulative story about a boy who has five pennies and wants to spend them all. As he walks along, he comes across a woman cutting roses, a girl baking cookies, a boy making paper hats, a fisherman catching fish, and a butcher cutting meat, and does business with each of them. The illustrations are done in textured-paper collages, highlighted with pastels and colored pencils. The paper is layered to give a three-dimensional, sculptured effect. The figures are shown generally in profile and are very stylized: all of them, including an African-American boy, seem to be cut from the same silhouette. This technique gives the art a static, friezelike quality, even though motion is indicated. Also, there are few visual cues to make the transition from one scene to the next. Despite these awkward elements, the variety of textures is appealing and the text will fill the bill for continuing requests for predictable pattern books.
Linda Wicher, Highland Park Public Library, IL
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Linda Wicher, Highland Park Public Library, IL
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I really enjoyed reading this book to my daughter Emily,age 3. It is a wonderful story about a boy who had five new pennies and spent them buying things for others. In such a greedy world we need to instill the power of giving to our children. The story is well written and the illustrations are enticing.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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My 2 1/2-year-old loves this book and was soon "reading" it back to me! Its simple rhymes relate a story of generosity and thoughtfulness. We read it every day for weeks, and return to it frequently after 4 months. Paperback version is not sturdy, though--pages fell out after repeated reading.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Turtleback
What a wonderful story to read with your child! A great lesson in sharing and basic mathmatics. Plus, the illustrations are wonderful 3-D paper cutouts! This book is a special and rare treat for 3,4 and 5 year olds. I highly recommend it.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun Book
I bought this for my granddaughter. It is a cute way of showing math using something every child knows....pennies! It was also fun because her name was used in the story.
Published 4 months ago by Gramma O.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Benny's Pennies
This is a very fun book - great pictures and a simple, engaging story. I am a preschool teacher and I use it with my class to talk about subtracting and money. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Jenny Patton
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Book
Benny's Pennies is such a great book, there is a lesson plan that you can find on the web that uses this book. It is great for prekinder or kindergarten.
Published on December 8, 2009 by Jessica L. Garza
5.0 out of 5 stars
Bennys Pennies
Love this book. It is perfect for kindergarten.
Great way to introduce the penny(money). Lots of
good follow-up activities can be found on the
internet that relate... Read more
Great way to introduce the penny(money). Lots of
good follow-up activities can be found on the
internet that relate... Read more
Published on August 24, 2008 by ct
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Fable For Today
This is one of my favorite books. It is so simple and beautifully told, gently imparting an important message of selflessness. It is a modern fable. Read more
Published on May 24, 2001 by Thomas Yezerski
5.0 out of 5 stars
great book about giving
what a wonderful book. I love the illustrations and the rhyming text. My 2 1/2 year old son (also named Benny!) loves to hear this book over and over. Read more
Published on August 17, 2000 by M. Richards
