Can You Growl Like a Bear? - Hardcover

Butler, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1561456675 ISBN 13: 9781561456673

Publisher: Peachtree Publishers, 2012

Synopsis

This adorable read-aloud features appealing baby animals and a rhyming text that is sure to please.
From trumpeting like an elephant to howling like a wolf, author-illustrator John Butler delights the very young with this simple, interactive look at different animals and the noises they make.
Butler's lavish double-page portraits feature wide-eyed animals in their natural surroundings. The simple text invites young children to mimic the animals' sounds. When all the animals are quiet, readers are encouraged to imitate their animal friends one last time: "It's time to gently close your eyes and fall fast asleep."

About this title

Review:

"Large text curves gracefully through each image. Nature is depicted as ever-friendly, where frolicking, twinkly-eyed animals lope through soft grasses...This simple book will fit easily into any storytime or bedtime repertoire."

"Although the text gently pushes its audience toward bedtime... there's plenty here to keep a circle of preschoolers entertained in broad daylight."

"With acrylics and colored pencils, [Butler] uses soft strokes of color and rounded forms to create large-scale pictures with immediate appeal...Children will enjoy making the suggested sounds and getting lost in the eye-catching scenes...this picture book is also a natural for sharing with groups of young children."

Book Description:

Join in with the animals and cause a hullabaloo!

About this edition

• Publisher: Peachtree Publishers
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1561456675
• ISBN 13: 9781561456673
• Binding: Board book
• Number of pages: 20