When Bridgett brings her pets to the library, the hyena laughs so loudly nobody can hear the story, the giraffe tries to read over everybody's shoulder, and the frog jumps onto the checkout desk, scaring the librarian. But it's the well-behaved elephant who causes the biggest problems of all! Full-color throughout.
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PreSchool-Grade 2-- Havoc reigns when Bridgett's animal friends accompany her to the library. Her frog frightens the librarian, her hen lays an egg in the card catalog, her python sheds her skin all over everyone, and her hyena laughs at all the wrong places during storytime. It's not until her big, very big, elephant wrecks the place that the long-suffering librarian finally tells her to leave her animals at home. Back at home, all are content to have elephant read aloud to them. Read with enough verbal flair, Kimmel's ludicrous situations will make an acceptable filler for preschool and primary story times, but storytellers will really want to "ham it up." The straightforward text begs for humor and elaborations in both the oral interpretation and the illustrations. Unfortunately, Sims' simple, full-color illustrations, while attractive enough and showing a nice range of ethnic faces, are disappointing in their literalness. Despite this, Kimmel's slight story is a pleasant and not-too-demanding addition for beginning readers. --Linda Boyles, Alachua County Library District, Gainesville, FL
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
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Paired with a tour of the school library, it's a big hit!,
By Laureen DeBenedetto (Stow, MA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: I Took My Frog to the Library (Picture Puffins) (Mass Market Paperback)
What a fun book! I am the library aide in a K-2 elementary school and this book was recommeded to me by a friend. I brought beanbag babies of the different animals in the book into school and read the story to each class. As we encountered each animal in the book, I looked for a good listening helper to hold that particular animal. When the book was done. We all walked around the library looking for each item, and placed the appropriate animal on the item. Then to reinforce it, I asked for volunteers to find the animal that was on each item ex. card catalog, picture books and place it back in my bag for the next class. What a big hit!
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Animals In The Library!,
By Lisa M Mazzarella (Bristol, CT USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: I Took My Frog to the Library (Picture Puffins) (Mass Market Paperback)
I Took My Frog To The Library was an enjoyable book for my second graders last year. So much so, I am ordering my own copy to keep in my class this year and another to raffle off. It's a wonderful book to springboard ideas of what type of pet or animal a child would take on his/her own to the library. It's a great introduction to focus on animal facts and habits because the animals' actions in the libray have to be true to what these animals can really do in their own habitats. I think children of any elementary age would enjoy the thought of being able to bring an animal into the library. What a great book to even start a chat about what the library is like to begin with!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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I Took My Frog to the Library,
By Lauren (MI, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: I Took My Frog to the Library (Picture Puffins) (Mass Market Paperback)
The book I Took My Frog to the Library is a wonderful story. It is intresting because little children love to read about animals and edventures and this book has all. It explains how a little girl named Bridgett takes all different sorts of her pets to the library every day. Her pets make such a disturbance or mess they are asked to leave. She was to come by her self and leave all the animals there. But luckily her pet elephant knows how to read so he reads to the other animals while she is away. If children read this book they will probally be excited about going to the library. It is enjoyable
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I took my frog to the library, but he jumped on the checkout desk and scared the librarian. Read the first page New!
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I took my frog to the library, but he jumped on the checkout desk and scared the librarian. Read the first page New!
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- Phonics Friendly Books: Teaching Phonics Through Children's Literature (Dr. Jac) by Joyce Armstrong Carroll on page 31, Back Matter, and Index
- 15 Instant & Irresistible Learning Centers That Build Early Reading & Writing Skills: Easy How-to's, Quick Tips, and Reproducible Fill-in Forms That Invite Young Learners to Read & Write Independently by Deborah Hillstead on page 48
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