Quick as a Cricket

Audrey Wood has done some great stories. She is so good at taking something simple and turning into an energetic interesting little story. She's able to take that child-like wonder of the simple things being amazing and that is the story. This is one line per picture about how complex we are as peopl......more

Review originally published July 2009 Often when people think of picture books, they think of a nice bedtime story for their kids, but picture books can be much more than that. Have you ever really thought about the message a picture book has for your child, young or old?   Take a look at the book......more

This book has the most fabulous illustrations that depict the adjectives described in the book. This book is all similes that are comparing adjectives to animals. This book can be read a very expressive way that helps to describe the adjectives even more. I just can’t get over the illustrations, the......more

I love this book. It is very simple with large pictures, but is great for introducing comparisons and adjectives. ("I'm as quick as a cricket") It's simplicity is appealing yet it also uses words that are a little less common in a preschooler's vocabulary. The young kids can enjoy the story and get......more

Strange, strange, strange. The illustrations in this one are bizarre, but a respite from the usual generic board book fare. I didn't like the simplistic view of animals, such as the view of sharks as "mean."......more