BOOK REVIEW
SILLY SALLY Written By: Audrey wood
Type of book: storybook, picture book, predictable book
Format: paperback
Age: 3-4 years of age appropriate
Brief synopsis: there is a very silly lady named Sally who walks on her hands backwards and up-side down on her way to town. Along the way she meets different animals and either dances or sings. Then they all meet a silly man named Neddy Buttercup who tickles them and they all walk into town backwards and up-side down.
Interaction: when reading this book the reader can encourage the children to repeat the words “backwards & up-side down”, “silly Sally” and also “tickled”.
Quality:
· Color; lots of colorful detail in this book
· Aesthetic appeal; sentences and words are placed at different positions on the pages.
· Word play & repetition; “silly Sally went walking into town up-side down”; this is repeated throughout the book.
· Listening pleasure; this book has a nice flow and is easy to follow along with.
· Non-sense, humor & wit; how silly is Sally to dance a jig with a pig, meet a dog and play leapfrog and then meet a sheep and fall asleep all while walking backwards and up-side down.
· Charm; how cute is this book to have such a silly character and for her to meet other silly characters along her journey, pre-scholar’s will love this book.
Debrief:
1. Why do you think silly Sally was walking back wards and up-side down?
2. What other silly things could Sally do on here way to town?
3. What could Neddy Buttercup do besides tickle everybody?
4. Why was everyone in town walking back wards and up-side down?
Activities:
· The children could (with adult supervision and help) walk on their hands up-side down and backwards outside.
· The children could make their own up-side down book with different characters and activities.The children could do leap frog outside and create their own jig, dance, and sing a new song in relation to the book.
SILLY SALLY Written By: Audrey wood
Type of book: storybook, picture book, predictable book
Format: paperback
Age: 3-4 years of age appropriate
Brief synopsis: there is a very silly lady named Sally who walks on her hands backwards and up-side down on her way to town. Along the way she meets different animals and either dances or sings. Then they all meet a silly man named Neddy Buttercup who tickles them and they all walk into town backwards and up-side down.
Interaction: when reading this book the reader can encourage the children to repeat the words “backwards & up-side down”, “silly Sally” and also “tickled”.
Quality:
· Color; lots of colorful detail in this book
· Aesthetic appeal; sentences and words are placed at different positions on the pages.
· Word play & repetition; “silly Sally went walking into town up-side down”; this is repeated throughout the book.
· Listening pleasure; this book has a nice flow and is easy to follow along with.
· Non-sense, humor & wit; how silly is Sally to dance a jig with a pig, meet a dog and play leapfrog and then meet a sheep and fall asleep all while walking backwards and up-side down.
· Charm; how cute is this book to have such a silly character and for her to meet other silly characters along her journey, pre-scholar’s will love this book.
Debrief:
1. Why do you think silly Sally was walking back wards and up-side down?
2. What other silly things could Sally do on here way to town?
3. What could Neddy Buttercup do besides tickle everybody?
4. Why was everyone in town walking back wards and up-side down?
Activities:
· The children could (with adult supervision and help) walk on their hands up-side down and backwards outside.
· The children could make their own up-side down book with different characters and activities.The children could do leap frog outside and create their own jig, dance, and sing a new song in relation to the book.
-Leela W.
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