Advantages: Repetitive text for young children to join in with. Disadvantages: Not a fantastically riveting storyline.
...or emergent readers.
~ Hello, Goodbye ~
This book hasn't got a fantastically enthralling storyline but pre-school children enjoy joining in with the repetitive text.
It begins with a big brown bear saying "Hello!" next to a big tree that is standing quietly in the sunshine.
Two bees fly above him and respond with "Hello! Hello!" A host of other animals come along to say hello to the big brown bear, until............. the rain starts to fall.
... ...bear with hello all begin to run for shelter saying "Goodbye!"
All of the animals that were in, around or under the tree have gone and the big tree quietly says "Hello, rain!"
~ Illustrations ~
The illustrations are very bold and Louise Voce has drawn some very cheerful animal faces to accompany the text.
They are all set against a white backdrop and although as an adult I can see that the proportions between the bear and the other animals, e.g ...
neenn 12.05.2006
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Advantages: Easy to Read and Kids Love iyt Disadvantages: Boring for those reading it
Like any mother I read to my three year old son everynight. He choses the books we read and he usually chooses the same one everyday. I have to try and hide books so that he chooses different ones. Anyway I picked up this from our local Just Books and it costs about £3.99. It was a Christmas present.
The story itself is about a bear who says hello to a tree and all the animals who live in the tree say hello back. The good thing about it, is they ... ...voiced, or sqeaky voiced and kids love this. My son giggled at my attempts.
Then the rain starts and all the animals say goodbye. Again the same deep, soft and sqeaky voices have to be used.
The pictures are bold and deep in colourful. The writing it self is big and bold also and I am sure when my son starts to read himself he will be able to use this book as a beginer's read.
The good thing about the book is the repetitive nature of the story ...
Caylen 12.05.2006
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Quick review of Hello, Goodbye - David Lloyd
To be honest I found this book one of the worst. My daughter brought it home from school today and I was shocked at the story and depth of it.
She is 7 and frankly she has read better.
Sorry but I had to be honest. ...
CHERUB40 25.11.2008
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