Sometimes

Green Light Readers Level 1

by Keith Baker

Happy or sad? Hot or cold? Up or down? Sometimes you may feel every which way, and that’s just fine.

Keith Baker uses opposites and an irresistible banjo-playing, cake-baking alligator to remind us all of one of life’s simplest—and most important—lessons: Anything is possible if you like who you are and you like what you do.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

26 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

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Keith Baker lives in Seattle. He has written and illustrated many acclaimed picture books for young children, including the New York Times bestselling LMNO Peas; 1-2-3 Peas; Little Green Peas; Hap-pea All Year; LMNO Pea-quel; My Octopus Arms; and No Two Alike.

Reviews

[Jensine Foley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome book for young children, it teaches some valuable lessons.

[Talea · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the repetition in this book and the positive message of liking yourself. It is a cute and a fun little beginning reader.

[Brooke · Rating 5 out of 5]

This piece of children’s literature enables readers to interact and to be fully engaged with the reading as they read about the physical and emotional states of an amiable crocodile. Throughout the story, opposites are outlined as the crocodile explains how sometimes he feels happy/sad, hot/cold, up/down, and red/blue, which has the aptitude to enhance the vocabulary of young readers. This is an efficient book to read with children who are developing a language due to the fact that it enables early readers with the opportunity to engage in language through the process of connecting the experiences outlined in the story to their personal life in addition to identifying reasons why the crocodile may have certain feelings. This book is a great way to promote language and literacy beyond reading the print transcribed on the pages, children are able to create their own language by using the book as a foundation to cultivate deeper more retainable language. This book was meaningful to my experiences reading it with a child because not only did it enable the child to develop vocabulary and an understanding of opposites, but it also promoted the child’s language through the course of sharing why he thought the crocodile was expressing particular feelings within the text.

[Christina · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've read too many books lately that are supposed to be for kids just starting out reading. Note my frustration. Many of them do not have repeating clauses or predictable text. There tend to be too many words per page or words which are way too long and compound.

This book, on the other hand, has perfect text for a new reader. Plus I love the illustrations.

My son seems to read it well and enjoy it. And my son has next to no attention span. Excellent work Keith
Baker.

[Angie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good "sight word" book for new readers practicing.