Little Critter's These Are My Pets
By: Mercer Mayer
As a child I remember reading all these books. There are so many of these Little Critter Books and I knew I had to at least include one of them in my book talks. The book is for pre-k or kindergarten class room. It is a very easy read that little children will understand. This specific Little Critters book is about a little boy critter that talks about all his pets. For example,the little critter says he has a frog and he is green. Then he talks about the frog and what the frog likes to do. Another animal he says he has is a dog and the dog likes to dig. He mentions all his animals and the characteristics of the animal that is his pet.
First of all, i think that the book's illustrations are good because the words in the book go with each animal that is described. If it weren't for he pictures children would have a hard time picturing the setting because there aren't many adjectives describing the animals.
Secondly, this book is good because it can help kids with knowing their animals and knowing what makes a fish a fish or what makes a dog a dog.
For example, the book says "This is my fish, my fish is yellow. She likes to swim." We can ask kids why does she like to swim?...Because she lives in the water. They can also relate this to their lives and what their animals/ pets like to do.
I have attached a video about the other Little Critter books :)
I love the Little Critters books. The illustrations are so adorable and each book teaches a child something new. This book is great for children in the primary grades because like you said, it teaches them about different animals and their daily activities. This book could be tied into a science lesson. I like your idea about having the child describe their own pets and what their pets do. They can discuss what makes their pet unique and maybe look up a scientific fact about the animal. It would be a great book to use in the classroom. The author and illustrator of these books is really great and I have many of my own Little Critters books.
ReplyDeleteI remember these books also from when I was a child! I almost forgot about them! I like that you pointed out how this particular story is great to teach kids about animals. It not only teaches them the animals themselves, but gives characteristics of each animal. A good class activity could be to have students pick other animals, not mentioned in the book, and draw a picture and research the characteristics of their animal. An easy science lesson for the littles!
ReplyDeleteThese books were the best growing up! There was always a general theme and something to take away from each story. They always taught some important lesson. The pictures are also very detailed which added a nice touch to the stories. I love the main character in these stories because he is so relatable. This could definitely be connected to a lesson about animals, maybe to introduce the topic? Good choice!
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