Muriel Kalish

I liked this book because it is an easy read for beginners. This is a modern fantasy book that rhymes on every page keeping the attention span of the reader and audience. Simple words that a beginner can sound out and comprehend are used throughout the book as well. The first page says, “Bears on the stairs.” Following this, is an illustration showing bears on stairs. A reader can fully understand the language used by looking at the illustrations. Another sentence is, “A pig in a wig.” Following this sentence is an illustration of a pig wearing a wig. This can show beginners what a pig looks like and what a wig is. The writing is simple and organized to not confuse beginning readers. Each page has one short sentence, such as; “A snake that can bake.” For beginners, this is easy to comprehend and there isn’t too much information thrown at them. The main idea of this story is to demonstrate what words rhyme and to show a pattern. Some of the rhyming words used are, bears and stairs, raccoons and tunes, and snake and bake. Once a reader finishes the first couple pages, they pick up on the patterns and know what to expect next. This book would be considered a modern fantasy because of the impossible events taking place.… (meer)