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This delightful book of strange things and clever rhymes is
a joy to read. The rhymes are imaginative, instructive,
silly and alliterative. This gem is appealing on many
levels: the light-hearted poetry, the colorful, whimsical
illustrations and nature's gallery of fascinating creatures
to stimulate youthful curiosity.
With a granddaughter in the first grade, I am always looking
for books that offer attractive illustrations, but also
incorporate ideas that lead to an appreciation of words.
After reading each poem/page, my granddaughter was soon
clamoring to read the rhymes herself:
"But did you know that alligators
Sometimes swallow second graders?"
Suddenly, each page is her favorite, like "The Iguana": "I
wouldn't wanna/ Be an iguana_" We choose from the skink, the
gecko, the cobra, the Komodo dragon, the box turtle and even
the polliwog:
"We polliwoggle.
We polliwiggle.
We shake in lakes
Make wakes
And wriggle."
By the time we reach "The Bullfrog", she has lowered her
voice to copy the croaking bullfrog. This book is a delight
to share with a child, an occasion for tongue-twisting
rhymes and giggles. The highest praise I can offer is that I
have bought more of Florian's exceptional work.
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Lizards, Frogs, and Polliwogs