2 Children's Book Reviews--my 4 1/2 yr old son loves these two if you're looking for a couple of can't miss kids books


Old Granny and the Bean Thief by Cynthia DeFelice

We have read this book going on almost 10 days straight for bedtime.  Silly story about an old lady that can't get help from the authorities so she enlists the help of a snake, alligator, a talking pecan, a cactus and..a talking cow patty (which obviously a 4.5 yr old finds hilarious).  Great repetition, gives you a chance as the reader to do a bunch of different voices, and he loves it.  Highly recommended.  Good job Cindy!

The Two Bullies by Junko Morimoto

I think the simplistic nature of this story is what wins him over--plus I get to do the voice of both the strongest man in Japan and the strongest man in China (as well as the strongest man in China's mother).  The Illustration is great in this book--great color and simple yet telling pictures to engage a young boy/girl.  It is a nice little parable and we get a little geography/culture lesson in the mix too (we learned, if nothing else, from our 20 or so readings of this--'When it's light in Maine, it's dark in China')

He definitely liked it a lot; we got it out of the library on more than one occasion!