6.20.2013

The Day the Babies Crawled Away by Peggy Rathmann

Title: The Day the Babies Crawled Away
Author: Peggy Rathmann
Illustrator: Peggy Rathmann
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Year: 2003
Awards/Accolades: 
Horn Book Fanfare, 2003 ; Horn Book
Kirkus Book Review Stars, September 15, 2003
New York Times Notable Books, 2003
Publishers Weekly Best Children's Books, 2003
Publishers Weekly Book Review Stars, September 22, 2003
School Library Journal Book Review Stars, November 2003


Summary:
A boy follows some babies after they crawl away from a fair. He rescues them and brings them back home. Told through lively rhyming stanzas and cut-out silhouette scenes.



Use in Classroom/Library:
Would be a fun read aloud, as the 2nd person narrative allows the listener to put themself in the place of the hero.


Curriculum Connections:
Stories in Rhyme

This title is in the Saint Joseph School Library.

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