Sometimes (Green Light Readers Level 1) [Paperback]

Keith Baker (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1999 | Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up | Series: Green Light Readers Level 1

Happy or sad? Hot or cold? Up or down? Sometimes you may feel every which way, and that’s just fine. Keith Baker uses opposites and an irresistible banjo-playing, cake-baking alligator to remind us all of one of life’s simplest--and most important--lessons: Anything is possible if you like who you are and you like what you do.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 2-These three easy-readers combine brightly colored illustrations with short simple stories. Readability is determined using the Reading Recovery model, and each book features a meet-the-author section. In Sometimes, an alligator engages in all sorts of activities, such as cooking, ice fishing, and playing the banjo. The text is repetitive: "Sometimes I am happy. Sometimes I am sad." The reptile has lots of expression, and even nonreaders could recite/read this story after hearing it once or twice. Catch Me features a T-rex that frightens all of the other dinosaurs, except for one, who turns out to be his loving grandchild. The illustrations, done in markers, reflect Most's typical flat style. Written in rhyming couplets, Shoe Town is the best of the bunch. After her children move out, a mother mouse just wants to relax in her shoe home. Various nursery-rhyme characters ask to move in, but she insists they get their own shoes. The cow jumping over the moon keeps a count of the population of "Shoe Town" as it grows. Stevens's illustrations are irresistible, and the tale works well as a read-aloud or read-alone.
Sharon R. Pearce, formerly at San Antonio Public Library, TX
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

For the newest readers, Baker's poetic book offers a repetitive, meaningful text. Each page carries a full-color illustration and one short sentence: "Sometimes I am happy" or "Sometimes I am sad." The refrain that follows ("I like who I am. I like what I do.") is accompanied by a double-page illustration. In these sprightly scenes, the alligator is lying in bed singing and playing his many musical instruments, or decorating special cakes, or painting a still life. This pattern repeats twice more for a total text of 70 words, 21 of which are different. Baker's lively illustrations capture the personality and moods of an alligator, who reflects the many sides of young children. Kathy Broderick

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Paperback: 20 pages
• Publisher: Sandpiper (March 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0152020020
• ISBN-13: 978-0152020026
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,464,425 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

KEITH BAKER is the author-illustrator of many beloved picture books, including Little Green, Hide and Snake, and Quack and Count. He lives in Seattle, Washington.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars An alligator and his feelings. Regardless how I feel I like me!, June 26, 2009

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KSL "emma-and-me" (Florida, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sometimes (Green Light Readers Level 1) (Paperback)

This is a great beginners readers book. This book is about an alligator who talks about his / her feelings. Sometimes I am happy, sometimes I am .... and then the next 2 pages says I like who I am. I like what I do.

This is a really cute book about how you might feel one day and have different feeling on a different day. I think it's cool that the book say I like who I am. I think it's important for our children to know they are OK and that one day you might be up and another day feeling sad and blue.

The illustrations done by the author and are done using colorful acrylic paint. Great also for alligators