Customer Reviews

Raccoons and Ripe Corn (Reading Rainbow Books)

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

We were absorbed by the beautiful life like illustrations. The text is simple, not too wordy. Can be read by a beginning reader.

I've gotten this book from the library twice; once when my children were younger and again now that they are 4 and 6 (boy and girl). Both times this book has failed to capture their imaginations (or in other words they didn't ask for repeat readings like they do for other books).

I think this is because there is not enough story to intrigue them. The book is more about description than plot: autumn leaves sailing over the cornfield; corn silk turning brown; a mother raccoon and her nearly grown kits pealing away the green husks to expose yellow kernels....

Nice imagery, but not to every child's taste.

Three Stars. [C+]. There is much to discuss in this book. The pictures show autumn coming and a variety of animals, bugs, plants. HOWEVER, there is little in the way of story. Raccoons come. Raccoons feast. Raccoons depart.

Might be a good book to add to a young child's library if they are the sort that likes to look a picture books.

My 5-yr-old daughter borrowed this book from her school library -- and we both enjoyed it. She is a beginning reader and asked to read this book many times over the weekend. Sometimes it's the simple ones that have the biggest impact ...