Showing posts with label Helen Lester. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Helen Lester. Show all posts

Saturday, May 27, 2017

Children's Picture Book: Me First

Me First by Helen Lester, illustrated by Lynn Munsinger, Scholastic, New York, 1992.  This is a delightful story about a little pig who always insists on being first.  He is also insisting on being first for everything, including getting on and off the bus, in the meal line and going down the slide.  However he gets in trouble when he says he will be first to care of a sand witch (he had heard sandwich) and got himself into trouble caring for the little witch all  day until he learns his lesson.
This reminds me of a time I volunteered at school, just as someone  was vomiting.  Guess who got to help clean up the vomit.  The pictures of the pushy little pig are very well done.

Sunday, September 4, 2016

Picture Book Review: A Porcupine Named Fluffy

A Porcupine Named Fluffy by Helen Lester, illustrated by Lynn Munsinger, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1986.
I like to comment on the books the grandkids are looking out.  This is a cute story about a porcupine who is poorly named, because fluffy he is not.  However the rhinoceros is also poorly named, and together they have a good laugh.  The illustrations enhance the story.