Little Critter: Bye-Bye, Mom and Dad [Paperback]

Mercer Mayer (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Little Critter

Peanut butter and pickle sandwiches.
Popcorn and candy at the movies.
And burgers and shakes to end the day . . .
Just leave it to Little Critter to take care
of things while Mom and Dad are away!

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Mercer Mayer has been writing and illustrating books for children for more than forty years. His most recognized character, the lovable and charismatic Little Critter^®, was born in 1975 in the book Just for You. Mercer's Little Critter has since starred in more than two hundred books, which have sold over one hundred and fifty million copies. Born in Arkansas, Mercer now lives in New England with his family.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Paperback: 24 pages
• Publisher: HarperFestival (June 29, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060539453
• ISBN-13: 978-0060539450
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 8 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #364,441 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #79 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators, A-Z > ( M ) > Mayer, Mercer

More About the Author

Mercer Mayer has been writing and illustrating children's books for over 35 years. He began the popular Little Critter series nearly 30 years ago and titled the first book Just for You. His wife, Gina, has been co-writing the series since the early 1990s. The books in this series address the major issues of growing up through humorous storytelling.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful and Fun!, November 7, 2005

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I. Rose - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Little Critter: Bye-Bye, Mom and Dad (Paperback)

I am in love with the Little Critter books and so is my 3 year old son. This one in particular my son loved from the first page. He wanted to make his own peanut butter sandwich after reading it and I let him! He was so proud, just like Little Critter was with his PB and pickle sandwich. Great book.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not a very good Little Critter book, April 6, 2010

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GAMER (FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Little Critter: Bye-Bye, Mom and Dad (Paperback)

I grew up with the Litter Critter books and they always have been some of my favorite children's books. I recently got this one for my son, and I don't care for this story much at all.

First off, its about mom and dad going away on a trip. However they only address that issue once, and that's on the first page when mom and dad leave and it says that grandma and grandpa are watching them. They wave goodbye.

Then all the rest of it is just Little Critter messing things up or having suggestions that aren't great (such as sucking up the curtain vacuuming, knocking over a vase dusting, spilling the paint, using too much toothpaste or dish soap, wanting to buy all junk food at the store, etc.)

It really feels like this is so similliar or much more suited to the Little Critter I Just Forgot book or Little Critter Visiting Grandma and Grandpa. It has very little to do with getting your child ready to be away from mom and dad should they be going on a short trip so the book fails in what it appears to be trying to do based on the title. Most other Little Critter books do a great job of telling a story that covers some kind of kid issue or fear, this one just doesn't address the issue of the title and is dissapointing.

5.0 out of 5 stars Love it, June 5, 2010

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M. Farris "happy2bme" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Little Critter: Bye-Bye, Mom and Dad (Paperback)

We love all the little critter books. They are always so colorful and fun to read. We also add a little more fun by trying to find the frog, spider and mouse on each page. In some of the books there is just the spider, in some it is just the mouse, and in others it is both. Sometimes there is a frog and a grasshopper too. They are hidden a lot of the time and it is fun to try to search them out.