Ever since Finn was born, and even before then, we would read to him. We wanted to show him reading from an early age. Now he loves us to read the same books, over, and over, and over. But it is the sweetest thing, when he likes to pick out a book and climb into our laps.
Poppy and Sam and the Leaf Thief by Cathon
It's a beautiful day in the garden when Poppy and her panda friend, Sam, hear a commotion. Their friend Basil--who has always been known for his elegance--is in tears, because somebody nibbled his leaves last night!
Poppy puts her detective skills to work, with help from Sam, and together they set out to find the culprit. They start by interviewing the insects, but Ms. Honeybee, Madame Ladybug, and Mr. Bumblebee all have contradictory suspicions of their own. So Poppy and Sam test some creative methods to catch the vandal red-handed. After a few misadventures, they find the remorseful nibbler--and Basil helps him understand that everything tastes better when it is freely offered.
Illustrated with charming details and lots of kid appeal, this is an easy-to-read graphic novel with friendly characters and a suspenseful story line.
Do you like this book?
Yeah! I like the panda! And I like all the bugs.
What's your favorite part of the book?
When someone went CHOMP out of the leaves! Leaves aren't yummy. And then they were just talking to all of the bugs! I want to talk to bugs too!
What do you think of the cover?
I like the ant and the ladybug!
Do you want me to read it again?
Yeah!
This is a really cute book about a little girl and a... panda? Who helps a basil plant, who has just had her leaves taken a bite of! The books goes through them asking a bunch of different bugs if they saw who it was.
This book has absolutely adorable illustrations and was really fun to read.
It was a little difficult on the kindle because it's made to look like a graphic novel, but the words are not in the bubbles. And the words get kind of jumbled up a bit.
But it's still a really cute book, that has adorable illustrations, and I bet it's really fun to read the actual physical copy.
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I love that you read to him from so early. It’s obviously gave him a love for reading. This book sounds adorable. The words and pictures are sort of weird, aren’t they?
ReplyDeleteYes! I've noticed a lot of graphic novels from Netgalley are like that. It drives me crazy. Sometimes they have no words at all, just empty bubbles.
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