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The Vingananee and the Tree Toad (Picture Puffins)

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The Vingananee and the Tree Toad was such a favorite of my son's that I ended up memorizing it. It is a story I still tell to children of all ages. I hope it will be republished soon! Now it is time to pass it on to the next generation!

I have began a tradition of reading this book to each of my childrens kindergarten class. I kind of sing it at certain times and ask the children to help me. My three year old likes to sit and read it her way and it always includes the sing song of "I am the Vingananee, I am so hungery, Give me your stew-oo or I will eat you." This is a book I am so glad I found at our local library and I am planning to add this to my library at home.

The Vingananee and the Tree Toad is one of my favorite children's books to read because it lends itself to so much expression in the telling of the story. The kids love it because I can get them involved in reading it. I don't just read it to them, we act the whole story out. It is so much fun. They just love to play the part of the mean Vingananee or singing like the Tree Toad. The other thing I like about this story is that it has a great moral lesson in it. While all of the other animals rely on themselves to battle the Vingananee, the tree toad prays for help because he recognizes his own weaknesses. This is truly a great children's book---fun to read and has a moral to it also. We check this book out of the library (where we found this gem) on a regular basis and would love to own it but it is not currently being published. Hopefully, it will be back in publication soon.