Customer Reviews

Bubba and Beau, Best Friends

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Appelt's funny and charming tale of the almost simultaneous birth and budding friendship between a boy named Bubba and a puppy named Beau is heartwarming and enchanting. With no apparent idea that they are different species, these naïve babies" bond over their shared first traumas - i.e., the laundering of their beloved "blankie" and their own first baths. Howard's simple charcoal and watercolor renderings of Bubba and Beau could capture the heart of the most hardened soul. Their eyes, expressions, and movements are all enchanting. Howard's equally charming and amusing renderings of the human and dog parents and the Texas ranch where the story takes place provide the "icing on the cake." The result is a book that oozes with life, warmth, security, friendship, and love. Child judges awarded it the 2002 Irma Simonton Black and James H. Black Award for Excellence in Children's Literature. To accommodate short attention spans, Appelt has even broken the story up into five well-defined chapters. Readers wanting more of Bubba and Beau will not be disappointed - there are already two sequels, Bubba and Beau Go Night Night and Bubba and Beau Meet the Relatives. Highly recommended for ages 18 months to 4 years.

I love the wording of these books! My girls think the characters are very funny especially when I use my best southern accent!

Bubba (the baby) and Beau (the puppy) were both born about the same time, and they quickly became the best of friends. But, one day, Bubba's mother decides that it is time to wash Bubba's blanket, which seems to totally ruin it. And, to make matters worse, she goes on to wash Bubba and Beau as well. Is there anything that can save this day? You might be surprised!

This is a cute and very funny book. The character cute and the illustration work quite good. My little reader sure enjoyed this book, and so did I! (Babies and puppies, what's not to love?) We both highly recommend this cute little book!

Here are my thoughts about this children's book:

1. Characterization: I think children can really relate the characters in this story. This is crucial because any story where the characters are out of touch--is displeasing for a little child.
2. Sequence of events - the flow of this story is actually very good. The writer spent time breaking down the story into 3 segments.
3. Plot - is ok. It's a very simple story. No major plot here.
4. Suspense - is lacking. Sorry but there is very little suspense in this story.
5. Artwork - I like the artwork. It blends and enhances the story greatly.

Overall I would give this story 4/5. It's a very good bedtime book for your 3 year old.

Trust me, this book is a heck of a lot more entertaining than it appears to be via that old adage about book covers. Still, I must admit those crazy old Southern names and those exressions on the characters drew me into what turned out to be a truly hilarious story that the working class will appreciate--at least the babies and puppies of the working class folk. The prose demands to be read with a western or southern accent and the names are so stereotyped I cracked up. But under the whole stylized theme was an extremely sweet story about the true meaning of friendship. Hilariously written and adorable.

The Bubba and Beau books are amongst the sweetest, most colorfully written, picture books I have seen and we have loads :-) ! Kathi Appelt captures the Texas drawl perfectly and Arthur Howard's illustrations are just charming. For baby showers to birthday presents, Bubba and Beau is one of my top five choices.

Our school librarian read this to our preschool class. They all loved it, as did I.

Bubba is a baby and Beau is a dog. Like the title of the book says they are best friends! They have so much in common. They both are very loud, they don't like baths, they chew on everything and they both crawl on all fours! Join them for all of their adventures!


The illustrations were cute and the cover caught the eye of our 3 and 1 year olds.

It's a quick read. Perfect for the lap sit age!

This book will pull at your heartstrings while give you a sore stomach from all the laughter! My 12 month old loved this book when I returned from the library with it. When I purchased it for him it became his ONLY book to read. It is so delightful that you will not mind reading it over and over again. You might even develop a slight southern twinge to you accent after a few reads!

This is one of the funniest books. While reading it, one of my co-workers laughed so hard her mascara ran down her face. I've used it in pre-school storytime all week and its been very popular with the 3 to 5 year old crowd. The illustrations are priceless and the charaters a riot.