Review by Booklist Review
Clap your hands! / Stomp your feet! / Feel the rhythm! / Feel the beat! The sounds of words, their beat, and the movement they inspire make the fun in this picture book, which will have preschoolers counting, jumping, and shouting out the words of the energetic poems. Every acrylic-and-pastel picture shows a cheerful, colorful uproar, whether the setting is a library (Books are good! Books are great! / I want books! I WILL NOT WAIT ) or an animal-filled classroom that sounds / just like a zoo. / WATCH OUT FOR THAT KANGAROO. The picture of a little boy watching the sky in Little Dipper is tender and quiet after all the exuberant slapstick. Listeners will eagerly join in the fun as they recognize the joy in a book that shows their world. --Hazel Rochman Copyright 2007 Booklist
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Review by School Library Journal Review
K-Gr 2-Brisk, snappy rhymes, many revolving around the school year, are full of the kind of silly humor that primary graders enjoy. Action-packed cartoon-style acrylic and pastel illustrations are rich in detail and brimming with good cheer. Short, simple rhyming phrases and lots of repetition make this a suitable choice for newly independent readers. While not as original or as inviting to share aloud as Lee Bennett Hopkins's Questions (HarperCollins, 1994; o.p.) or Faye Robinson's A Frog Inside My Hat: A First Book of Poems (Troll, 2003), the high-energy selections and lively drawings might find a place in large collections.-Sally R. Dow, Ossining Public Library, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Horn Book Review
This exclamation-point-heavy collection includes twenty-one silly poems loosely centered on school. Individual poems are great to read aloud, but not all in one sitting--you'd get a headache. Bright, colorful cartoony illustrations of deliriously happy kids and critters fit well with the energetic poems, although the frenetic design and multitude of typefaces make it difficult to focus on the text. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
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Review by Kirkus Book Review
Bagert offers recitation poetry for the very young. In 21 poems, tight rhythmic verse and busy colorful pictures (in acrylics and pastel on illustration board) cover various aspects of a young child's life. For example, "Kids Rule!" races through a school day; "Snack Time" lists many edible possibilities, ending verses with "Yummy, Yummy!"; "Alphabet Boogie" sasses up that old "A, B, C" song; and "Finger Paints" runs through multiple options for the fledgling tactile artist. In fact, most of these repetitive poems seem tailor-made for setting to music. Yoshikawa's illustrations all use a wide variety of bright colors, and several depict children in typical (hyper) activity. What Bagert lacks in creativity, he makes up for in accessibility and energy. School-age children might not be engaged, but their younger siblings will want to repeat their favorites over and over. (Picture book. 2-5) Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
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