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Tick Tock Clock
Tick tock, nine o’clock! The twins are ready for a day with Grandma. But is Grandma ready for them?
32 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2009
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Margery Cuyler
72 books70 followersMargery Cuyler is the author of many books for children, including From Here to There, The Little Dump Truck, and That’s Good! That’s Bad! The idea for That’s Good! That’s Bad! was inspired by a conversation with her son, Thomas, who asked, "Can't bad things change into good things?" Ms. Cuyler grew up in the oldest house in Princeton, NJ, and started writing stories as soon as she learned how to write. She now lives in the same house with her husband, sons and two cats.
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July 2, 2019
We picked this book up a the library as it is an early reader book.
I found it a bit odd. The two children do not really listen to their grandmom and wear her out during the day.
I do not think we will be borrowing this again from the library.
I found it a bit odd. The two children do not really listen to their grandmom and wear her out during the day.
I do not think we will be borrowing this again from the library.
September 10, 2017
Adorable reader for beginners. Lots of repetition and phonics.
December 19, 2016
Tick Tock Clock is a My First I Can Read Book which, according to the book jacket, “reinforces time-of-day concepts with humor, warmth and a touch of mischief.” Identical twin girls visit their grandmother whose day becomes filled with messy smocks, falling blocks, soaking socks, and chasing a flock (of geese.) At the end of the day, the girls go home with Mom, and Grandma falls asleep, totally worn out from her wild granddaughters’ visit.
There is a high demand among parents at my library for readers that focus on phonics, and this book will definitely please them. Unfortunately, I don’t know that their children will be as excited, because the story doesn’t really come together as it should. For starters, though there is a clock on the cover, and in the title of the story, there is no clock on any page inside the book. Because of this, there are really only two times of day that obviously stand out - lunch time at 12:00 and dinner time at 5:00. The activities at other times of the day are totally arbitrary and there is basically nothing - not even the sun shining - to indicate what time of day it is. I might not have noticed this if the jacket didn’t promise to reinforce time-of-day concepts, but reading the summary made me expect something totally different than what I found inside the book.
I also can’t stand rhyme for rhyme’s sake. I know the purpose of a phonics reader is to reinforce particular sounds made by particular groups of letters so I tried to be forgiving, but it’s hard to buy into a story where the only reason for ninety percent of what happens is the fact that the words used rhyme with “tick tock.”
The illustrations do their best to contextualize the largely nonsensical text, which makes the book bearable, but ultimately, this is a text to help kids learn to read, not necessarily a text they will want to read for fun. Books like this are necessary of course, and I have seen more boring and stilted texts than this one, but I still think reading this book will feel like a chore, especially for kids who are reluctant to read because it seems boring to them.
There is a high demand among parents at my library for readers that focus on phonics, and this book will definitely please them. Unfortunately, I don’t know that their children will be as excited, because the story doesn’t really come together as it should. For starters, though there is a clock on the cover, and in the title of the story, there is no clock on any page inside the book. Because of this, there are really only two times of day that obviously stand out - lunch time at 12:00 and dinner time at 5:00. The activities at other times of the day are totally arbitrary and there is basically nothing - not even the sun shining - to indicate what time of day it is. I might not have noticed this if the jacket didn’t promise to reinforce time-of-day concepts, but reading the summary made me expect something totally different than what I found inside the book.
I also can’t stand rhyme for rhyme’s sake. I know the purpose of a phonics reader is to reinforce particular sounds made by particular groups of letters so I tried to be forgiving, but it’s hard to buy into a story where the only reason for ninety percent of what happens is the fact that the words used rhyme with “tick tock.”
The illustrations do their best to contextualize the largely nonsensical text, which makes the book bearable, but ultimately, this is a text to help kids learn to read, not necessarily a text they will want to read for fun. Books like this are necessary of course, and I have seen more boring and stilted texts than this one, but I still think reading this book will feel like a chore, especially for kids who are reluctant to read because it seems boring to them.
August 19, 2012
Tick Tock Clock by Margery Cuyler, illustrated by Robert Neubecker is a ryhming early readers featuring twins doing different activites each hours with their grandmother.
Neubecker's colorful, appealing illustrations support the text well. My favorite images are smocks, blocks, socks, flock, wok, six, and last picture.
The rhymes generally work well and the story should engage emergent readers. There's a lot of repetition with about 35 words being used.
My main complaint is that an opportunity was missed by not having a clock show the time for each hour. With the repetition and size of most pictures this could be used for storytime. Recommended for school and public library collections.
For ages 4.5 to 6, easy readers, time, twins, sisters, grandparents, rhymes, and fans of Margery Cuyler and Robert Neubecker.
Neubecker's colorful, appealing illustrations support the text well. My favorite images are smocks, blocks, socks, flock, wok, six, and last picture.
The rhymes generally work well and the story should engage emergent readers. There's a lot of repetition with about 35 words being used.
My main complaint is that an opportunity was missed by not having a clock show the time for each hour. With the repetition and size of most pictures this could be used for storytime. Recommended for school and public library collections.
For ages 4.5 to 6, easy readers, time, twins, sisters, grandparents, rhymes, and fans of Margery Cuyler and Robert Neubecker.
February 20, 2019
The book Tick Tock Clock 2012 is a children book written by Margery Cuyler, and illustrated by Robert Neubecker.
This book is about telling time. The author explores time in a way that children can easy identify with, such as, “Tick Tock Three o’clock, Tick tock walking a block”. Educators can use this book to fulfill Virginia Standards on learning about time to the hour. This book is good for beginning reader because it has basic language, word repetition, familiar sentences and simple concepts for children eager to read on their own. I would recommend this book to educator to use in their classroom for children in kindergarten that are beginning/emergent readers.
This book is about telling time. The author explores time in a way that children can easy identify with, such as, “Tick Tock Three o’clock, Tick tock walking a block”. Educators can use this book to fulfill Virginia Standards on learning about time to the hour. This book is good for beginning reader because it has basic language, word repetition, familiar sentences and simple concepts for children eager to read on their own. I would recommend this book to educator to use in their classroom for children in kindergarten that are beginning/emergent readers.
April 25, 2012
This book reminded me of Wiress from Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins. WHAT? I know it's a completly different story line however on each page the words "Tick Tock" are repeated and I couldn't help but think of her. This story is about a day in the life of twin girls under their Grandmother's care. Each "tick tock" of the clock presents a new activity that the girls are engaged in whether it's painting, playing with blocks or in the end going home.
October 12, 2011
Two in one! A first reader and a rythmic lesson in time. The times of the day are punctuated by the easy-read phrase "Tick Tock", that will build confidence in young readers. The story is a day in the life of two girls who spend it with grandma adn the pictures are lively, clear and classic. This duo should do more more together. A winner for first readers!
January 26, 2012
Repetitive, rhyming easy reader. Activities take place according to what time it is throughout the day and illustrations support the text. This is a great place to start when transitioning between picture books and beginning easy readers. Additionally, it would make a good read aloud, especially in a storytime.
January 21, 2012
Beginning readers can build their confidence with this easy rhyming book. The story follows rambunctious twins who spend an activity-filled day with their grandmother and ultimately wear her out. This book could be used in a lesson on analog time.
March 14, 2012
Cute, ultra-simple book about telling time, takes you through a whole day with twin girls who are visiting their grandmother. I was impressed and surprised by how very many rhymes for "tick-tock" the author managed to work in!
March 16, 2012
Good use of repetition for the earliest readers, but as mentioned in professional reviews, I do feel like they missed an opportunity by not picturing a clock for each time. There is so much white space available, making it a real shame.
June 27, 2013
This was really interesting. I thought you would hate it but you loved it and have asked to read it several times. When I asked why, you said it had a great rhythm and you loved to start keeping time as you read the words. You don't get to read many books about twins either.
March 9, 2012
Cute book, great for early/emergent readers. Twins wear out their grandma throughout the day, round the clock. Everyone is happy to see mommy at 7, especially grandma who finally gets some rest!
October 6, 2012
A grandma's exhausting day babysitting her twin grandaughters.
November 24, 2012
PB-25
Ths book is for beginning readers and will help to boost their reading skills. It's a fun, quick, and easy read and kids will also learn to rhyme at the same time!
Ths book is for beginning readers and will help to boost their reading skills. It's a fun, quick, and easy read and kids will also learn to rhyme at the same time!
October 27, 2015
not really helpful as far telling time.
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March 6, 2016Rhyming book with repetition = emergent reader
August 16, 2016
This book is a good beginning reader book. Almost all the words rhyme and follow a pattern just like the title. A set of twin girls go to visit their grandma.
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