A Parade of Elephants

Posted on 23 October 2017 by Kevin Henkes

New York Times bestselling and Caldecott Medalist Kevin Henkes follows five joyful elephants as they march from dawn to dusk Where are they going Read and find out This engaging picture book is just right for the youngest reader and is a perfect choice for story time and bedtime sharing.Up and down, over and under, through and around five big and brightly colored elephants are on a mission in this picture book for young children by Caldecott Medalist Kevin Henkes Where are they going What will they do when they get there It s a surprise With a text shimmering with repetition and rhythm, bright pastel illustrations, large and readable type, and an adorable parade of elephants, Kevin Henkes introduces basic concepts such as numbers, shapes, adjectives, adverbs, and daytime and nighttime A Parade of Elephants is an excellent choice for story time as well as bedtime sharing. New Read [ A Parade of Elephants ] By [ Kevin Henkes ] – kino-fada.fr This text was so brilliantly short that I actually counted the words 89 words, and yet there is a story arc, interlaced with several concepts directions, opposites, colors, counting, graphing, and even a pourquoi...First sentence Look Elephants One, two, three, four, five Five elephants Marching A parade of elephants Big and round and round they are Big and round and round they go.Premise plots Does your little one love elephants Kevin Henkes A Parade of Elephants is a charmer At least this life long elephant lover found it to be so This picture book invites readers to spend the day with elephants The book ends with a surprise the elephants TRUMPET the stars up into the night sky.My though First sentence Look Elephants One, two, three, four, five Five elephants Marching A parade of elephants Big and round and round they are Big and round and round they go.Premise plots Does your little one love elephants Kevin Henkes A Parade of Elephants is a charmer At least this life long elephant lover found it to be so This picture book invites readers to spend the day with elephants The book ends with a surprise the elephants TRUMPET the stars up into the night sky.My thoughts I really enjoyed this one I love, love, love elephants This isn t a realistic elephant story It s a fantastical one The elephants are colorful blue, yellow, purple, green, and pink The text islyrical than factual I love the ending And when the day is do...I m not a children s book reviewer but I do think that those books are judged differently than books written for adults For instance, books aimed at young children are generally mostly pictorial with a bit of text Little plot or few characters to analyse as I would do if reviewing an adult book However, I do want to review Kevi...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here Next time you gaze at night sky full of stars, think elephants It really amuses me to mark and easy reader with a spoilerClassic Kevin Henkes Perfection.A very sweet picture book full of adorable illustrations It is very simple and goes over concepts like counting to five, and up and down Very sweet.This simple book provides beautiful pictures to communicate concept words The elephants walk, march, circle and shoot stars Action words are not easy to communicate in still pictures There are other prepositional wordseasily communicated in these pictures like over, under and through I want to use this book with strong paper and big pictures with young children or special needs children to engage them and get them talking with the book This is a great addition to our school library This simple book provides beautiful pictures to communicate concept words The elephants walk, march, circle and shoot s...It s a very early picture book Very cute Didn t expect the twist ending though Guess I should have suspected they were magic elephants because of how they were colored, I suppose I prefer to tell kids the truth, though, as the reality of what the stars are is much coole...Part concept book, part story Completely lovely I am all about the direction Henkes has been taking in his latest picture books and this is no exception A charming story with enough room for interactivity to appeal to older readers colors numbers directions and a...A simple and super cute bedtime book The book incorporates elements of counting, colors, opposites within its simple story With just five words or under on a page, it s a good read for your toddler at bedtime The ...

23 October 2017

Kevin Henkes