Customer Reviews

Rumble in the Jungle

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"Wumble Jungle" as my two-year-old calls it, is a day-long safari that introduces young children to different wild animals. It features catchy rhymes that may or may not make sense (but this doesn't bother my two children, 5 and 2), and bright cheerful pictures. It's become part of our stable of bedtime story reading material. Keep an eye out for Andreae's other book, "Giraffes Can't Dance". I read it in my son's class and got applause from enraptured children at the end of the tale.

If you can believe it, my 3 1/2 month old absolutely LOVES this book. I figured she would like the bright illustrations, and boy was I right! Each time I turn the page, I am rewarded with a squeal of delight and her pumping her little legs with excitement. Reading it once is usually not enough for her. She begins to fuss when I close the book and put it down. As soon as I open it again, she's quiet and still. Turn the first page and, yep, you guessed it. I am thrilled she has her first favorite book-and one I love to read to her over and over. I am glad that it is not a five word book, like some books for children. The rhyming is great, too.

I read Rumble in the Jungle to a 3rd grade class for "Read Across America Day." I figured it might be a little below their reading ability but the humor and pictures made it all worthwhile! They loved the goofy rhymes (one is about an animal "being cool.") I'll be buying it for my own kids, ages 2 and 6!

My preschooler adores this book, both the rhymes and illustrations. I enjoy it because it belongs in that rare class of children's books that parents can read REPEATEDLY without gritting their teeth from the pain of repetition. And as any parent knows, that's what will happen when your child falls in love with a book. I really wish I could find prints to decorate my child's walls with the fantastic illustrations also - simple and eye catching in lots of bright colors.

My 3-year didn't care for the book that much but it's OK. I think the art is nice but not detailed enough for my son. It was not quite what I expected, that is, a multi-page story. It's more like a group of animal flash cards put together in a book.

I read this to my 20 month old almost every night. He loves the fabulous illustrations and the silly rhymes, and of course we add all the animal noises. My nieces and nephews are similarly enthralled when they come to visit; after one such visit, my sister-in-law suggested we get this book for my nephew's upcoming birthday, so here I am ordering another copy! Commotion in the Ocean is delightful in the same way.

Both of my children have loved this book, and my 4 yr old still does! It has fun, colorful illustrations and cute rhymes with each animal!

Kids love books that rhyme. Dr. Suess has proved that time and again! This book is well written and very colorful. I believe that most kids, I know my girls do, LOVE animals. The illustrations are extremely well done, very large, very interesting and super colorful! I know my girls will enjoy this book for many more years.

An excellent book for children who love rhymes. superb pictures with lots to act out ( if your children like that sort of thing. This is an enormous favourite with our boys, 4 and 1.5 yrs. Every child who visits makes a bee-line for this one as well.

We have read to our son since he was born. He received this book as a gift, at the age of 9 months. By 14 months of age, he was able to recite, word per word, each verse describing the various different animals. He absolutely loved the vivid colors in the pictures and enjoyed locating all the tiny ants in each illustration. He is now 3 years old and demanded to take this book to his preschool class for show and tell. Need I say more?