Week 28: 

Edgar Gets Ready For Bed VS No Slurping, No Burping!

Edgar Gets Ready For Bed:

Summary:

Meet the plucky toddler Edgar the Raven! He's quo;s mischievous, disobedient, and contrary. Dinnertime, cleanup-time, and bedtime are all met with one word: NEVERMORE! But as the evening winds to a close, Edgar’s mom knows just what to do to get her son into bed—a bedtime story. Jennifer Adam’s charming story gives a sly wink to Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven and will have little literature lovers saying, “MORE! MORE!”

Review:

This book kind of gives me that feeling I used to have as a little kid when the Fall book sale would come around at my elementary school. Ahhh, the smell of brand new number two pencils and the weird little rooftop shaped eraser caps to cover the old worn out eraser heads on the old pencils. This book brings me back to those days. There’s just a mysterious feeling to the book-- I LOVE IT!  And they were so smart to play with the Edgar Allen Poe theme.  As for the illustrations they were wonderful, and they fit the style perfectly. I definitely recommend reading this book.

No Slurping, No Burping!:

Summary:

Evie and Simon always mind their manners. But sometimes, they have to mind their father's, too! In this humorous spin on manners books, two kids teach their father everything he needs to know about mealtime etiquette. Everything is going well, until a surprise visitor arrives for dinner! Will Father be able to remember all of Evie and Simon's lessons?

Review:

"Mind your manners" is the lesson of the day in this book. It does a great job teaching kids, in a playful way, how to eat in a polite and thoughtful manner. The illustrations are like a Disney cartoon. Come to find out the book was done by Disney! It was a good, fun read.

The Winner:

Congratulations to

Edgar Gets Ready For Bed! 

We will see you in November!

We’ll see everyone else next week!