I like the rhymes and pictures a lot, but I don't understand why it doesn't stick with the morning routine stuff -- like spending more time on picking clothes and getting dressed or checking the day's schedule -- instead of jumping into play activities where two characters are body shamed as too small or too big to do the things they want to do. Those pages seem out of place with the rest. ( )

Cute book of critters waking up to face the day and play. I enjoy Sandra Boynton. Her drawings are wonderful ( )

Everyone wakes up and begins their morning routine by yawning and streching, brushing their teeth, eating breakfast, and playing with their friends till snack time. This book uses repeated text and rhyming to make an easy, fun read for small children. ( )

This is a great book for me in lieu of coffee :). It's a quick read, but the caffeine-infused perkiness of the writing sticks with me. I can definitely identify with the bleary-eyed parents shuffling off to shimmy shimmy shimmy themselves awake, and Willow loves all the colorful animal drawings (on a side note: all 4 animal parents in one giant bed together makes me giggle every time). And yes, I do shout out loud "GOOD MORNING, SUN! HAPPY MORNING, EVERYONE!"... ( )

Seven animals in two groups start the day and go to play.

Another fun board book from Sandra Boynton. We get a little more depth in these characters than in many of her other books, as we follow the "big guys" (elephant, hippopotamus, bear, lion) and the "little guys" (rabbit, pig, cat) through their morning activities. Big and little play together sometimes, and sometimes apart; sometimes they like the same things, sometimes different (broccoli stew for breakfast?). Good for a storytime with early learners-- they'll have fun acting out yawning, stretching, and shimmying along with the characters in the story. ( )