Higgle Wiggle: Happy Rhymes contains 25 cute poems written for young children. These playful poems are mainly written about animals, food, and feelings. The words are vivid and cater to preschool children. Onomatopeia is also utilized in many of the poems. The watercolor illustrations are done in a fun, whimsical manner.

My daugther is 4 1/2 and just starting to read - this book was the perfect level for her - one or two new words - but not too hard. The illustrations were also nice.

Se trata de un libro muy bien diseñado, presentado en estupendo papel y finas terminaciones. Se describen las experiencias de los autores en las diversas situaciones terapéuticas al alcance endoscópico. Los autores son autoridades en el tema. Sin embargo se extraña la falta de referencias bibliográficas relacionadas. Comentario aparte merecen las ilustraciones que son la base de cada página. Son de alta calidad gráfica y muy informativas.

Looking silly in front of peers is a situation all kids can relate to. The appealing illustrations display all the emotions involved in this, all too familiar to children, scenario. Short, easy to read vocabulary for early readers - but great fun for an adult to expand into a rollicking storytelling. Kids really react to the emotions of the reluctant pup.

My daughter and I had a great fun with this. This is a great book for praticing reading aloud with expression in your voice. We were both laughing at her voice and the expressive illustrations. Because the text was easy, she was able to focus on 'how' she read, not 'what' she read.

The author Hans Wilholm has written several delightful books featuring this cute little white moppet dog. Children will want to read all the books. Another book features this dog getting lost and one shows the dog losing a tooth. These are all subjects children can relate with.

The doggie is forced to get a haircut he doesn't want. After being sheared, he is very sure all of his friends will laugh at him for being different. How comforting to find out his friends accept him for who he is.

"The Royal Raven" is - literally - a glamorous book about a raven who is very disappointed with his boring looks. He feels that he is very special, and at first the only way he can think to show how special he is, is by pulling all kinds of antics. When this fails, he tries to change his looks. When he realizes anything he does is only temporary and of little use, he goes to an old woman for a special potion that will make him look beautiful. In exchange for two feathers to use for another concoction, the witch agrees to make him into a beautiful bird. The raven is overjoyed and goes off to show his friends who don't recognize him. So he goes to the royal gardens, where the princess wants him for his beauty and gives him the attention he's so desperately desired. He eventually winds up lonely in a cage, ignored and neglected as the novelty's worn away. When he realizes that he's only been loved and then kept for his looks he recognizes what he must do to be happy again and with his friends. He pulls out all his colorful and glitzy feathers and when the princess finds him plucked, she has him thrown out. He returns to his friends who happily welcome him back. While the blurb on the dustjacket claims this book hails "the freedom to be yourself" as its message, at the same time it seems to squelch the freedom to be unique. I greatly approve of the first message, but never at the expense of squelching the other. I find it rather disappointing how the only way the raven could show how special he was - which isn't emphasized nearly enough for the sake of the book's message - is to dress him up and change his appearance. And if it isn't bad enough that Wilhelm had to use such a shallow example, the raven had to fail. Worse, the reader never finds out what it really is that makes the raven special, nor why the raven's so beloved by his friends. Which is really too bad, because the illustrations are delightful. The raven's portrayal is endearing and comical, a wonderful character in this book. The message might suppose to be "freedom to be yourself," but actually I believe it is more one that endorses conformity. The book fell short of its great expectations, but it was a joy to look at.

We bought this used at a bookfair without looking it over. What a mistake!!!

Scholastic was the publisher and their stuff is usually good. They were out to lunch on this one.

1. The bunny is really bad (spits on a cake)
2. Although he gets punished he feels no remorse and never apologizes
3. He ends up being a hero by other violent behavior

There is absolutely no positive message in this book. I read it once to my daughter and was horrified. I don't believe in throwing away books - but this was an exception.

Do NOT buy.

If you like a story about a lot of trouble and how a little rabbit by the name of Ralph overcomes it you should read this story. Ralph loves to play soccer and doesn't like to be told to stop. He is supposed to be celebrating his little sisters birthday but gets in trouble and has to go to the attic for a punishment. Then the worst thing happens. 3 foxes are attacking them. To find out what happens you are going to have to finish this story of trouble that may end up saving the day.

Josh V.