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Some kids find a mysterious animal falling from a tree in their yard. They do a lot of reading and their research leads them to the conclusion that it is a sloth from the South American rainforest (or is it??) and they send it back home.

Really delightful, classic kid story. The parents are not paying attention and the kids find out all the information on their own. The Easter eggs of posters and newspapers throughout the book advertising the zoo’s lost sloth are such a wonderful touch.

A frog gathers his forest friends to sing along with him.

The forest animals are having a bad day but realize their problems are minor after they rally together to save mouse from an even worse situation. How will they save their friend? Squirrel comes up with the solution with problem solving and working together with his friends. While the lesson of cooperation and importance of friendship shines through adorable illustrations some of the rhymes seemed forced and choppy at times.

Clever.
Lovely rhyme.
Helping.

I wish I wrote this book! I love the two-cat jealousy/confusion idea that a kid with a new baby in the house could relate to, and this is so charming. The facial expressions of Pepper and Poe are adorable and expressive. The illustrations are unique. All and all, a super fun & creative picture book. There is tongue-in-cheek blame happening in this story, which may perturb adults, but I think it's pretty funny and innocuous. It sort of reminds me of the ending of a cheesy 70's-80's sitcom. Children tend to have the best sense of humor, right?

I wish I wrote this book! I love the two-cat jealousy/confusion idea that a kid with a new baby in the house could relate to, and this is so charming. The facial expressions of Pepper and Poe are adorable and expressive. The illustrations are unique. All and all, a super fun & creative picture book. There is tongue-in-cheek blame happening in this story, which may perturb adults, but I think it's pretty funny and innocuous. It sort of reminds me of the ending of a cheesy 70's-80's sitcom. Children tend to have the best sense of humor, right?

Really great rhyme and lovely pictures½

It's hard work being a farmer—and even harder running a DINOSAUR FARM! Children will love spending a day on this vibrant farm, filled with appealing prehistoric creatures of every shape and size. They'll follow the farmer from dawn till dusk, through feedings, cleanings, baby hatchings, and finally to a sweet bedtime nighty-night.

Board book picked up on impulse at Porter Square Books the evening I was there to hear Elizabeth McCracken read from Bowlaway.

A sleepy sloth is discovered by some children, who do some research to find out where sloths live. They're oblivious to the ongoing hunt (there's a sloth missing from the local zoo), and post the sloth in a box back to its native land - where, finally, the sloth wakes up, and asks, Which way to the zoo?

Bring out your caveman persona to perform this one!

For this reading log I read Sloth Slept On, by Frann Preston-Gannon. I definitely enjoyed this story for many reasons. The message of this story is to encourage children to learn new things and to make discoveries, even if they sometimes might overlook the obvious.
Firstly, this story is engaging to its young readers and utilizes several strategies to achieve this. The size of the text varies often in this book. At some points, it is a small size when stating less urgent information. On one page, when one child realizes the animal they discovered was a sloth, he says, “LOOK! He is not an elephant or an astronaut or a pirate or a knight!” The word “look” takes up half of one page on its own, but the rest of the sentence is on another page in smaller font. In addition, the language used is also easy for the readers to understand, which helps them stay interested and to keep the story clear. One page says, “We looked in all the books we could find. They were full of pictures and words and places and things, but there was nothing that looked like our new friend.” This is just one example of the language in the story, and showing how it is easily comprehendible for its young readers.
Additionally, another reason that I enjoyed this story was because of how informative and descriptive it is. When the children discover the unknown creature is a sloth, they read a lot of information out of a book. “The sloth is a very sleepy animal. He can sleep hanging in a tree for up to 20 hours a day!” There are 2 full pages of facts like these about this animal, which provides details and background so the reader is learning along with the characters in the book.’
Finally, the illustrations in this book are vibrant, yet also imperative to the understanding of the story. We see the unknown animal and the children’s search for it’s identity in many pictures.
When they are imagining what the animal could be, there is one page that has no words and is only illustration. This really emphasizes the visuals of the story. The reason it is imperative to have certain illustrations is that throughout the story when we see the sloth, there are signs with pictures of the sloth that read “MISSING! If found, please return to the zoo.” The children do not notice these, but they really show a lot of the message of the story. They end up sending the sloth to the rainforest, when he really should’ve gone back to the zoo. Through all of this, we see the children’s discovery, even when they overlooked some details.

I really liked this book because I thought it had a good message/ big idea and that it was positively repetitive and easy to follow. There is an underlying big idea in this book about shifting your thinking to a positive outlook. You can see this when Preston-Gannon states in the beginning of the book "I tried my hardest to ignore him." By the end of the book the main character says "they were not so bad after all. Maybe we could be friends." This realization shows a change in thinking when the main character realized he needed help. The book was also very easy to follow because it repeated familiar phrases to show that there was a pattern. This pattern was of the main character saying "I tried" and then listing a way he tried to escape the lemur followed by a statement such as "but that didn't work either." This pattern allows the readers to see that the main character was not happy with the lemur following him and therefore made it easier to notice the change in thinking.

I wish I wrote this book! I love the two-cat jealousy/confusion idea that a kid with a new baby in the house could relate to, and this is so charming. The facial expressions of Pepper and Poe are adorable and expressive. The illustrations are unique. All and all, a super fun & creative picture book. There is tongue-in-cheek blame happening in this story, which may perturb adults, but I think it's pretty funny and innocuous. It sort of reminds me of the ending of a cheesy 70's-80's sitcom. Children tend to have the best sense of humor, right?

I love sloths so this book was interesting to find and read! This book is an interesting contemporary fiction as it could be true with realistic characters and possibilities but did not ever happen. Its media is not stated but is a mixed media with ink and what looks like paper on paper art. I would most likely use this book to let kids have an overview of sloths and get them interested in these cool animals! I could use this for any grade that can read by themselves for the most part as the book is very short and fairly simple, but most likely grades 4th-6th.

What's a day like on a dinosaur farm? This charming book gives a glimpse into a farmer's day taking care of his dinosaurs. Charming pictures and imaginative dialogue are featured in this playful romp. Perfect for even the littlest dino enthusiast.

Pepper & Poe is ideal for teaching children about cat behavior specially when a smaller one comes along. Also about the value of friendship and giving others a chance to get to know them.

I liked the rhythm of the story and the illustrations were bright, colorful and more realistic then not.

I liked the rhythm of the story and the illustrations were bright, colorful and more realistic then not.

I liked the rhythm of the story and the illustrations were bright, colorful and more realistic then not.

I liked the rhythm of the story and the illustrations were bright, colorful and more realistic then not.

My OH and I have been cat lovers ever since we got married, which is why I can’t resist entering any book giveaway which is offering a book about cats, and how I came to receive this hardcover book through a GoodReads giveaway. The following is my honest opinion for it.

Ms. Preston-Gannon has done wonderful in teaching her young readers what might happen when a new cat enters a home where an older cat already lives. I know this to be the case since we’ve gone through this three times, once when we adopted a second cat and twice to replace a cat which had died. And just like in the book, we’ve experienced how the older cat accepted its new companion but only until a certain point.

While the illustrations here help its reader in visualized what’s happening, the only drawback for the book is the black background the author/illustrator has decided to use for the illustrations; which is why I giving this book only 4 STARS.

When the new kitten, Poe, comes to live at Pepper's house, Pepper is not happy. Poe follows Pepper everywhere and even takes his ball of yarn! Every day of the week gets worse - until Sunday when they discover that they have something in common - dislike for the dog!

In a story told primarily in illustrations, Fran Preston-Gannon's minimalist approach featuring big-eyed cats on an expansive black background make it easy for readers to follow all the action as Pepper tries (in vain) to escape from the new kitten. Kids will love the illustrations and adults will enjoy the understated humor,

"I love you!"
"Okay, that's enough now ..."

Pepper & Poe can be enjoyed as a simple cat story, or as a symbolic new sibling story. New siblings, however, don't have the luxury of an enemy dog against whom they can rally! ;)

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Hot Dog, Cold Dog is a book your kids will love to read again and again. Featuring the gorgeous artwork of Frann Preston-Gannon, adorable dachshunds will be sure to entertain as they give lessons on the concept of opposites.

Read on October 16, 2014

Very clever. It's a typical day on a farm...but this isn't a farm with chickens and cows! The author/illustrator tied it all together wonderfully without ever mentioning a single dinosaur.

Hot Dog, Cold Dog by Frann Preston-Grannon has colorful painted paper collages set on a clean white backdrop that make these paper collaged animal doggies pop off the page. Sure to entertain a young toddler, Hot Dog, Cold Dog introduces concepts about descriptive speech, like color, and opposites, and rhyming for toddlers, and up. The use of simple clear phrases makes it easy for a read aloud or for alone time reading. The pairing of some illustrations with phrases may need further explanation to young readers for understanding the concept fully. However, overall it makes for a playful and fun read. This would make a great pairing with the classic Go, Dog Go by P.D. Eastman.