Glory is a brightly illustrated book, giving glory to God for all of the creatures on earth. Children from 3 to 7 will really enjoy this simple, colorful book. A big splash of red graces each page, containing all the particular types of animals, which are being praised. "Glory to God for gills and fins and all that moves upon the ocean floor . . . .for those who praise in ways they swim."

This is a delightful book for helping to introduce the child to the glory of God and giving thanks for all the creatures great and small.

Actually, Diggs did interview at least one Jewish-American woman, she interviewed only one Japanese-American woman. In a sense this book, as I think the reader from Japan was trying to emphasize, was LARGELY based on the views of middle-class white women... The diversity was largely in hair color, ideals and personality. The only other person of color to be quoted in this book about her experiences in Japan was Karen Hill-Anton, who is an African American woman married to a Jewish man who has lived in Japan for over 20 years. Diggs only quoted her about child birth, but not about her other experiences. I don't even think she actually talked to her (she was a syndicated columnist in the Japan Times for a while). Since this book is about American women marrying Japanese men, it's a little hard to ask her the same questions as she did the other participants.

I think that this book was being unfair in its portrayals of *American* women marrying Japanese men. It was not completely representational of "American women" so I think the book was misleading. Many of the experiences the white wives had in their husband's country are not so different from what minorities experience in the US. People stare, ideas about health care are different, etc. for women of color in the US. It would have been interesting to see the experiences of Latina, African American, or non-Japanese Asian American women recorded. What would their experiences be like as 'double-minorities'? Anyone who knows about the intercultural conflicts among Asians will understand why this would make a big difference in the way she presented her research. I also agree with the reviewer from Japan on another point. The only time she really talked about minorities (with the acceptions above) was when she was making assumptions.

Diggs could get away with using the term "American" by sprinkling a minute number of ethnic and religious minorities though the pages of her book. In this sense, I agree with the reviewer from Japan that her research was rushed. For example an article was written about African American women married to Japanese men about ten years ago in a major publication. There have been books published before this one and documentaries containing the stories of Latinas and African American women who are married to Japanese men. The material is easy to get and their experiences and issues with their marriage differed quite a bit from the women in this book. One of the women is very much open to interviews (I've seen her story featured in a few articles)!

It's also interesting that Diggs didn't seem to get any interviews with women who's family may have been completely against their marriage to a Japanese man or the man's family being completely against his marriage to the American woman. It just sounded a little too utopian to me. I mean I was left to wonder how couples with dispproving parents handled their situation. I have also read articles about this that are also very easy to find.

Yes, the point of the book was that marriages work even though there are differences. One does not need to write a book to come to this conclusion. If one is to write a book, the argument must be strong enough to back up the point. Diggs left a lot of holes.

I guess I found this book a bit frustrating because I happen to be a woman of color married to a Japanese man. I was scratching my head the whole time while saying "Duh! You had to go all the way to Japan to realize that?" at almost every other thing that was said. I wish she could've interviewed me!

I just finished reading this book. It may not be for everyone but speaks very well to my situation. I live in Japan and am thinking about marrying a Japanese natioonal. This book brought our some points which we need to consider. The points were also backed up with real stories. He is reading parts of the book now and finds it very interesting to see Japan through the eyes of an American woman.

This book offers an easy way to learn about Japanese culture. I found it encouraging that, in spite of all the problems in such marriages, the couples learn how to get along.

I did not think this was an appropriate book for my 5 year old son. It talked in some detail about eating the liver and lung of Snow White. It ends with a description of the demise of the Queen, "But they had already put iron slippers over a fire of coals, and they brought them in with tongs and set them before her. Then she had to put on the red hot slippers and dance till she dropped down dead." Need I say more? This is not for small children! The pictures are beautiful giving the book a few stars, but there are only pictures on every other spread. My son continued to try to turn the page while I was reading the pages with only words while I am trying to anticipate what to skip over.

Parents - read these stories to your kids. No, the Brothers Grimm are not Disney. They are not a contrived fantasy world that teaches your children little fairies will come and save them from their troubles when something goes wrong. Disney is good for sing-a-longs. Parents, if you want to teach your children *life lessons* about growing up, about facing their fears, and about not being ashamed of who they are, read the Grimm tales to them. Then, after you're done, explain to them what these books entail. Teach your child about *life.* Allow their minds to function, because a nonfunctioning mind is clinically dead. .....stories of the unconscious.....

Jarrell translated this famous folk tale of the Grimm Brothers (Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, 1785 1863, and Wilhelm Carl Grimm, 1786-1859) of the princess who is forced to hide from her evil stepmother. Jarrell retains the grim ending to the Grimm brothers tale. This issue was illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkett and it was a 1973 Caldecott Honor book (i.e., a runner-up to the Medal winner) for best illustration in a children's book. It is a book that should be on the shelves of all serious students of children literature.

This is definetly not a "Jesse Bear" typebook. Although my 3yr old boys enjoy it, it is painfull for ME toread. They are just words, nothing rymes and the stories are not enjoyable. The book is not "about" anyone (like Jesse) Some are just silly. I think my boys like the pictures, because there really is no story for them, or anyone their age, to follow. I would NOT recomend it, espically for anyone who likes the ryme books END

I think people "miss the boat" when they speak of BORING poems.

This book is a FEAST for the eye! The watercolors busy? Then so are those of some of our most wonderful painters. Grandma Moses, and Wysocki included. They are CHERISHED by our children.

I purchased the book when they were 2 and 5 and now in their teens...they STILL get it out on Halloween and read it!

I think "Momma Said Boo!" is silly and farce...and WONDERFUL.

I teach kindergarten and my class BEGGED for this book OVER and OVER!

I highly recommend it! Besides, what is SILLY and BORING to YOU is not always to the 5-year-old! Is it? Who are you trying to please here, anyway?

Our favorite Halloween book for the young around here!

Trisha

Who Said Boo offers young readers a fun introduction to poetry which draws children in because the theme is Halloween- a child's favorite holiday. Included are examples of alliteration, appropriate repetition, rhyme and great rhythm. The poems include themes such as going to a Halloween party, watching shadows on the walls, carving pumpkins, trick-or-treating, and dressing up. The illustrations are colorful, very detailed, and extremely engaging for both children and adults alike. This book has been a favorite of my children and students year after year. It's a must for home and school libraries!

There are ten poems about a certain subject, but they don't involve counting in the poem. That object is then shown in the illustration in the proper number of items. Each has a phrase "and one more", I guess to try to show addition but the illustrated sets are not grouped accordingly. For example there are 4 bumper cars all grouped together and it says "3 bumper cars and one more are 4". Well if they are going to do that I think there should be a set of 3 then a set of 1 as two separate groupings. I like the sidebar box on each page has the number, the images that total to that number, and the word spelled out for the item and the number. For example, poem about bumper car ride, then says in the box "4 bumper cars, four bumper cars" with illustration of 4 small bumper cars lined up. I like that the word and the number are both shown along with the image of that number objects. The poems rhyme and have a good cadence.

The numbers 11 through 20 don't have a poem, just the image of that number of items then the phrase "15 and one more are 16. Sixteen hats" and so on. The only thing that I find confusing is this use of the phrase "and one more" when the illustration doesn't correspond. For example there are 15 balls all grouped together and then it says "14 balls and one more are 15". In another image there are 13 horns then the words "15 and one more are 16" and next to that in another grouping are 3 more horns. If you ask me it should day 13 and 3 more are 16 and in the other images of one large set of items it should simply state there are 15 or however many there really are.

Jesse Bear is counting everyday things that my son can relate to, rocks, sticks and ice cream cones. The illustrations of Bruce Degan are great. My son and I love to just look at the pictures and name all of the different kinds of balls, sticks and ice cream.

Nancy White Carlstrom did a nice job in showing how a fish and a flamingo could break the food chain and share a special gift with each other. I felt that I was left with a cliffhanger. The cliffhanger could be used for a way to have the reader share their own ending.

This is a cute first Jesse bear book for the youngest set, but the text is very light. The wonderful rhymes of the "older" Jesse Bear books are so rich, that this seemes pale by comparison. However, my daughter loves to carry it around and "read" it back to me, and - Hey - That's who I bought it for, isn't it?

. . .but I am not impressed. I understand that this is a Jesse Bear version for the younger set, but I find the text boring. However, that must be an adult's opinion, because I see my daughter coming back to it over and over. . .

The magic school bus always teaches you lessons while making it exciting and quite zany. In this particular story, they are teaching you how to use computers, how computers work, and also why they are good to know about. The students in Ms. Frizzle's class go on another fieldtrip, this time into a computer. The class wants to find an easy way to do all of their jobs before school starts, so they use the help of a super computer and carlos' brother, Mikey-a very computer savvy person. When they start to program the computer to do their jobs for them, they are in for a surprise. Ms. Frizzle decides the best way for them to learn about the computer I s to actually go inside of the computer. They are then taken on a wild ride in the mind of a super computer. This book teaches about computers, and a good way to learn the hands on way. The book, for younger kids, might be boring because of its length and storyline, but I think it's a good book for children who want to learn about computers.

Boring and pointless. Terrible job of editing. Why it was done, I don't know. Why I picked it up, I don't know either.

I heard about this book from a friend who knew Kay when she was a student at the LSU Library School in the 1940s. She thought Kay was one of the most interesting people she had ever met. When I saw the size of the book I thought I would have reading material for quiet moments over the next few weeks, but from the very first page I was pulled along by the drama and suspense of the story as it unfolded so I had a hard time putting the book aside and finished it in a few days.

Not only is it a charming love story, which keeps you in suspense until the very end, but it is a social history of life in the small college town of Marion, Alabama during the early years of World War II. The letters are intensely personal, and I can understand why Kay wrote that she didn't want Ted to show them to anyone else. I'm glad that he had them published so that the world could get to know Kay and I'd love to get to see the other side of the correspondence.