![]() He just doesn't disappoint and he's such a fantastic storyteller and artist. What I love about this book most is that Mo Willems wrote it. If I didn't buy it for my kids, I'd probably have purchased it for myself. ” - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) From the Back Cover ” - Publishers Weekly (starred review) “With a sense of irony (and humor) as sharp as this dinosaur trio’s talons, Willems’s retelling is a sure bet for audiences who have moved beyond more gently witty fare.” - Publishers Weekly (starred review) Praise for HOORAY FOR AMANDA AND HER ALLIGATOR: “The pacing, word volume and wide trim size are all inviting and encouraging, bringing readers close to the cozy friendship between Amanda and her impatient stuffed friend. His books are simple, not simplistic they are clever, witty, various, and surprising.” - Boston Globe “Willems has delivered his very best work so far―this is a tasty treat for kids already fluent with the original, and for any fan of funny, and everybody will want to read it again and again and again.” - Booklist (starred review) Praise for HOORAY FOR AMANDA AND HER ALLIGATOR: “Amusing and heartwarming, it will leave Willems’s fans totally satisfied.” - School Library Journal (starred review) “On every page, the text winks broadly at readers, first pointing to and then playing with conventions of folklore, narrative voice, literary foreshadowing, and plain old common sense.” - Horn Book (starred review) “A hilariously fractured fairy tale….Top-notch for group storytime” - Kirkus Reviews Praise for HOORAY FOR AMANDA AND HER ALLIGATOR: “Six and a half short stories make up this expertly paced page-turner about a girl and her toy alligator, laced with the kid-centric humor on which Willems has built his career. Like Brown, Willems has his finger on the pulse of what interests children most. Readers of all ages will find much to chuckle about in this wacky retelling.” - School Library Journal (starred review) “Mo Willems is to our era what Margaret Wise Brown was a half century ago…. Now it’s time to see more great activities that compliment the book.“This is pure Mo Willems, from the many visual gags in the cleanly drawn illustrations and the tight, tongue-in-cheek story line to the endpapers. Sensory trays are a wonderful hands-on way to work on story retellings! The kids can then draw the house and Goldilocks arriving.Ĭontinue retelling the story together as each scene is drawn. ![]() Review the words small, medium, and large. Have your child draw the bowls (three sizes) of chocolate pudding. ![]() Let the kids draw with their finger in the “pudding” as they recount the story. PLAYING WITH THE RETELLING ACTIVITYĪfter reading the story at least once, use the sensory tray while talking about the book. ![]() Presto, you are ready to use your sensory tray for story retelling. Smooth the mixture (aka chocolate pudding) on the tray. Our brown coloring was too thick so we ended up mixing red and green liquid food coloring instead. Squirt a mound of shaving cream onto a tray. Materials Needed: plastic tray or jelly roll pan, traditional plain white shaving cream, brown food coloring Sensory Retelling Activity PREPARING THE SENSORY ACTIVITY Luckily for back doors, she makes a quick escape. Soon, she hears a loud noise and quickly realizes that she isn’t the bears house, but rather the dinosaurs. She is quite disappointed in the large size of chairs and beds. It’s not long before Goldilocks stumbles across the house in the woods. The Three Dinosaurs have prepared the bait (aka chocolate pudding) and have gone for their “walk” while they wait for their prey (aka Goldilocks) to arrive. Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs is a fun compliment to the traditional The Three Little Bears. The Book: Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs You are invited to try out as many of the ideas that you feel would be a good fit for your kids.įull Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Talented bloggers share activities to compliment the books. The Educators’ Spin On It, Toddler Approved and Rainy Day Mum have put together a wonderful line-up of great books to explore. If you are new to Virtual Book Club for Kids here is a little background. I’m sharing a hands-on button sensory activity for working on story retelling to build comprehension. This month the Virtual Book Club for Kids team has come up with some super creative activities that correlate with Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo Willems.
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