Tiger TalesRecensioni

1. A children's fairy tale adapted from Hans Christian Andersen's "The Ugly Duckling" (1843)
2. Cartoon illustrations with bright pastel colors
3. Some words are bigger than others, which can encourage the reader to put emphasis on certain words
4. Many onomatopoeia words (such as crack, cheep, honk, and pop) that would turn this book into a fun and engaging read aloud
5. Moral: do not judge someone based on how they look
6. The Ugly Duckling crafts and activities: https://www.dltk-teach.com/fairy-tales/ugly-duckling/index.htm

One aspect that I noticed about this retelling that I thought was worth mentioning was the fact that it was never explained WHY the duck "turned into" a swan. The author never explicitly stated that it was a swan egg that was misplaced in the duck egg nest. I may be looking too far into this, but if I had read this as a child without knowing the original fairy tale, I would have thought that the duck magically turned into a swan, rather than him being a swan the whole time.

independent reading level: PK-3

Independent Reading Level: Grades kindergarten to 1st grade
Awards: none as of current date

The bright colors and lift the flap format are appealing to young children, but the standout is really the handle to carry it by.

Independent Reading Levels; Grade level K-3
Awards and Honors: N/A

123 Count with Me allows a child to trace the numbers from 1-20. On the last three pages, there is a review for counting along a number line and an extension for adding objects via pictures. The first addition page shows the answer, and then the flap reveals the total with the text: "3 and 6 make 9". The second addition page shows the count with the solution under the flap. Cartoon illustrations aside, this book is good for teaching counting and numbers. As a parent, you can stop on every page and count all the objects, which allows for a lot of repetition. Unlike the letters book, this follows the progression numbers are taught, so we end the book whenever we get above the child's ability.

Recommended age: 4-6 years

Writing style: The page shows a number along with text spelling out the number and then an object to count. The last of each object is hidden under the flaps. As an example, "17 seventeen butterflies" (opens flap) "number seventeen flew here."

Lexile score: AD190L
Decoding difficulty: 4/5
Vocabulary difficulty: 3/5
Sentences difficulty: 1/5
Patterns difficulty: 4/5

Illustration style: Cartoon-y drawings.

Reality-based: This doesn't seem applicable to this book.

I have mixed feelings about this book. The tracing and interactive flaps are engaging, and I haven't seen anything like it in other books. The finger tracing reminds me of some of the early Montessori letter recognition before a child could hold a pencil to help learn the shape of letters. That said, I have several criticisms as well.

1. The images are not in line with teaching phonics and beginning sounds. Please ensure the child has a good grasp of beginning sounds before this. For instance, I is for Ice cream, and O is for Orange.

2. The tracing is only for the capital letters, and then the letter of the object is also capitalized, which is not the correct case for a sentence and not what a child would see most often when reading.

I'd probably use this book for the tracing aspect or an educational activity when on the go. Still, it should be something other than the primary or even secondary way to teach letters.

Recommended age: 4-6 years

Writing style: This book has a lot of new vocabulary, but it's easy to guess because there is a single picture on each page. Each page goes like this: "N is for Nest" (lifts flap) "and nut."

Lexile score: AD30L
Decoding difficulty: 3/5
Vocabulary difficulty: 4/5
Sentences difficulty: 1/5
Patterns difficulty: 1/5

Illustration style: Cartoon-y illustrations. Most of the animals have giant smiles that you wouldn't see on the actual animals, as do the sun and moon.

Reality-based: Not really, but it does use familiar objects and animals.

Alphabet book #1

This book is an interactive board book that would be perfect for primary readers. The book is filled with sight words. There are interactive flaps for the students to use to see their sight words, there is a tracing tool so students can trace their letters while they are still learning how to write. This book would be perfect in a preschool classroom or may at the beginning of a kindergarten year.

I think this is a great interactive book for toddlers. Each page has an indented capital letter of the alphabet, traceable by finger, and it's lower-case version beside this. Under the letter is a statement such as "'A' is for apple," and under this is a flap with a picture on it, covering a picture of another example of the letter being used.

This big book contains many of the traditional nursery rhyme favorites such as "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" and "There Was an Old Woman." Most rhymes are one or two pages long, and all include colorful illustrations. The nursery rhymes are divided into chapters by subject such as counting rhymes, farmyard rhymes, and bedtime rhymes.

This British collection of nursery rhymes has cute illustrations, but doesn't quite make the grade.

The nursery rhymes included are a mixed bag, from "Old MacDonald had a farm", "Five little monkeys", and "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary" to rhymes that aren't well-known in the states or have fallen out of use, like "Three blind mice", "Goosey Goosey Gander", and "See-Saw, Margery Daw".

There are slight change to some, but not all, of the rhymes. Only the first verse of "Mary had a little lamb" is included, and in "Goosey Goosey Gander" the narrator leads the old man down the stairs, instead of throwing him. But the blind mice still get their tails cut off, the baby falls from its cradle, and the old man in "It's raining, it's pouring" bumps his head.

Delahaye is a print and clothing designer, and it certainly shows in the gentle pastels used throughout the book. Smiling animals, some anthropomorphic, some not, adorn the pages in soft blues, greens, browns, and grays. The farmer's wife, a grey kitten, appears to have dropped a plastic knife and given up on the idea of cutting off the blind mice's tails, and most of the rhymes show the animals playing together, rather than actually illustrated the actions described.

The book is a tall rectangle, about 9x6 inches. Like most of Tiger Tales' board books it's heavy on the cute illustrations, but light on the sturdy binding. The pages have a good, thick, cardboard feel but the binding doesn't feel like it will stand up to multiple uses.

Verdict: If you are looking to add more nursery rhyme board books this is an acceptable purchase, but it doesn't particularly stand out from the crowd.

ISBN: 9781680105254; Published 9-1-17 by Tiger Tales; Borrowed from another library in my consortium

Noisy Farm by Tiger Tales is an touch and feel sound book for children three and up. The books shows different farms animals through colorful pictures, textures, sounds and information about each animal. Themes that can be found in Noisy Farm are farm animals, animals sounds, animals textures.

I loved this book because it teaches children through sensory of sound and touch as well as print. This book teaches children about animals such as the cow, lamb, horse, pig, and rooster through words that describe them, patches of material that are similar to how their coats feel and places to push to hear what each animal sounds like.

This is a cute fiction, counting book that could also be used for alliteration (CH). I would use this in a k-2nd grade classroom for counting or literacy.

This delightful, innovative book offers an engaging new way for children to discover and learn basic concepts of the alphabet. Children can practice by running their finger along large, grooved letters, children can explore each shape. Colorful lift the flaps on every sturdy page further reinforce easy learning. Each board page features a capital letter that a child can trace with their finger, a flap to lift to find a surprise, and bright illustrations. The bright and graphic illustrations include cuddly animals and familiar objects. Also, included are helpful hints on how to extend the fun with guessing games, writing exercises, and more. There are two association words/illustrations for each letter, with one being hidden under a flap/door so it's very engaging!

10 little chicks explore the farm and one by one they stay behind. finally the last chick gets home and all the rest of the chicks are there!
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Nursery Rhymes Sticker Book is a classic book for children, containing many nursery rhymes. This is also a very fun book for children, as it contains stickers for children to place throughout the book. The pictures in this book are colorful and really draws the readers in.

An adorable little book with sweet baby animals that have soft and fuzzy centers. My little one loved recognizing the animals and 'nicing' their fuzzy bellies. Easily recognizable photos of baby farm animals combine with soft patches and animal sounds to make a book that is enjoyable for children and parents to read together.

This is a great book for children who are learning the alphabet. This is a great book for children who need hands on practice writing the alphabet. Throughout this book it allows the child to trace the letters and also sketch the letters by themselves. The illustrations are full of the letters and very colorful. I would use this book in a pre school classroom when teaching my students the alphabet.

Good to teach about animals and their sounds all while singing in a fun way

H loves cows right now (8 1/2 months). He can sign cow and says "moo!". So cute. He can sign some of the other animals too so this is a fun book to look at with him.

H Loves music so he enjoyed hearing these. There are better illustrated versions but this works for a board book.

We really like this book because it engages several of the senses; sight, touch, hearing. The book has textured pages that feel like animals, makes animal sounds, and has colorful pictures. Great if you can't make it to the petting zoo.

I'm conflicted because while there is plenty of room for "Hey Diddle Diddle" in my life a book consisting only of "Hey Diddle Diddle" does not satisfy my bias in favour of massive input (that is, many nursery rhymes), nor does it make Emmett sway as would a book consisting only of a single song like "Old MacDonald" or such.½