Susan Kantor

Author: Susan Kantor
Published By: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Age Recommended: Children 9+ to Adult
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Book Blog For: GMTA
Rating: 4

Review:

"One-Hundred-and-One African-American Read-Aloud Stories" by Susan Kantor was quite a interesting read. The firs thing I will say is that I did not feel like all of these short stories were for young children. Some I would not care to read to a child. So, what I am saying is that a adult needs to have read it and decide for yourself if you think this particular one is for your child. I found most of them most interesting. This author did a wonderful job with the colorful descriptions...Wow! OK, with that being said you will be presented with "folktales, biographies, history books: songs, poetry and chants." There are some very informative information such as 'Biography, Slavery, and History" that will keep your interested in the read. I think in the end this could be a very good collection for a family at some set time. You will find many myths and fables that will entertain in its teachings. I wish there would have been some illustrations but on a whole I thought this novel was a good read that could go into a family library. However, as I said earlier beware that some of this is not for the younger children...parent please read and see for yourself if it would be for your child....mainly speaking of those younger that 9-10. Now, with that being said yes, I would recommend this read to you.… (mehr)

Bear from Bear in the Big Blue House TV series leads children through a typical ABC style book teaching that 'Ll is for Luna. L is also for light.' The size is small enough for small hands and features easy to turn pages. The illustrations are a combination of photographed characters from the TV show and cartoon-like drawings of the setting. Oddly, the letters do no go in ABC order and are distributed according to the name of the character. For instance, the first letter featured is B for Bear, then L for Luna, and so on. It's very confusing as an ABC book. Children who are familiar with the TV series may like browsing the book, but parents might be baffled at the letter choices unless they know the character's names. Designed for ages 2-3, but not recommended.… (mehr)