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Green Wilma

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The first time I read this book I laughed out loud!! My daughter thinks it is as funny as I do-the illustrations are terrific. Buy this book!

My daughter and I love this book! We've had it for several years now and it continues to one of our favorites. (Actually she is now reading it to me!) I'm sure we will be reading it for many more years to come!

Children will love this book. It is well illustrated, keeps your attention, makes you laugh, and keeps you wanting to see what Wilma will do next. I found the book extremely enjoyable and would be a good investment in your childs reading library.

Green Wilma is as witty as they come. Fast paced and full of charming surprises from beginning to end, this book engages readers, both young and old from the moment it's opened. Even before the first words, my son was enchanted by Wilma's darling feet, poking out from beneath the blanket.

And who could resist and opening line like, "One morning Wilma woke up green and much to her surprise, she sat up on her bed and croaked and started eating flies." From there "Green Wilma" takes you and your child on a rambling adventure through an exciting day in the life of a very unusual heroine. And you won't believe the ending!

This book is a delightful investment! It's fun to read to yourkids and even more fun to listen to your kids "read" it backto you. Mr. Arnold's illustrations will leave you "bug-eyed" and his rhyme provides for a "hopping" good time. The audio cassette is humorous and perfectly narrated by the nasally Alice Playten.

The writing in Green Wilma was like a baby's board book. There were only three or four words on a page. The language, simple, unappealing, and childish, did not earn my liking. The book, absolutely no phrases contained in it, made me get really mixed up while reading it. It was hard to understand and hard to know what's happening with no phrases.



The pictures, simple images of people with bulging eyes, did not go with the story. The story was carefully written to rhyme, while the pictures were sloppily done. The people in the pictures have huge eyes, tiny bodies, tiny legs and arms. Because of these exaggerated features, I did not enjoy looking at them.



Green Wilma was very confusing in the ending. Something happens where the girl (Wilma) is chasing a fly into a pond. She jumps after it, catches it, and falls into the pond. Then the text says all frogs know better than to sit on a log while dreaming and there's a picture with a frog on a log. I think it is confusing because I wasn't sure if there's just a frog dreaming on a log or if there's really a girl named Wilma. Overall, I give this book three stars out of five stars. by Alina

Green Wilma is a whimsical story of a little frog turned girl. At school she gets into all sorts of mischief. A really fun read.

I buy this book for every kid I know between the ages of 1-7. This is my favorite read out loud book for children. When I read at schools- this si the book I take with me. Tedd Arnold is a great children's author an makes it fun for adults too.

Who wouldn't love a funny green creature who loves to eat flies! My grandaughter surely does! The simplicity of the story, the words that rhyme, and the cartoon-like characters are appealing to very young children (my grandaughter is 4). She laughs and laughs (and I do too) every time I read it. I can't skip a word, because she knows the story by heart! I now own almost every book Tedd Arnold wrote!

Green Wilma is an adoring, rhyming tale of a girl who wakes up one morning and discovers she is green. This story is full of bright colors that fill the pages of this book and show the personality of the characters by illustrating the eyes bulging out of their heads. This book expresses the talent of children's imagination. Your children will love the characters and the silly illustrations that give hints about Wilma's metamorphosis. The ending was a surprise because something happened that I would have never expected. Green Wilma is a sweet childish book that your children will adore.

Reviewed by Erin