Busy Buddies: Silly Stuff That Goes Together

by Cece Bell

In this funny, lighthearted board book, little readers will love seeing familiar object duos spring to life - and guessing what the final pairings will be.

What would shoes do without socks? With cheerful quirkiness, Cece Bell illustrates the bonds that exist between special friends. In BUSY BUDDIES, Brush finds Pencil and Paper, Fork and Knife, and lots of other busy buddies playing in the park. But where is Brush's favorite buddy?

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

20 pages, Board Book

First published February 14, 2006

About the author

I'm an author and an illustrator, and sadly not a jazz pianist. I live in an old church in the hills of Virginia with my husband, author Tom Angleberger. I work right next door in a new-ish barn. I've written and illustrated a bunch of books for kids and was lucky enough to get a Geisel Honor for one of 'em. If you want to know more about my hearing loss or my childhood (or both), check out my first graphic novel, El Deafo. It's only slightly fictionalized, honest! I'm at www.cecebell.com if you want to see more weird stuff.

Reviews

[Megan Garrison · Rating 3 out of 5]

Copyright- 2006
Number of Pages-20
Book format-hardcover
Reading Level-N/A GR Level- N/A
Genre- Fiction
Lit. Requirement- Concept Book-2

This is a concept book on things that go together. It is very simple and basic with the illustrations and words which would be goof for a smaller aged child maybe 3-5 years. The book is about a brush who is looking for his buddy-comb. The book goes through pairs such as, hammer and nail, needle and thread, and toothbrush and toothpaste. The hairbrush finds the comb in the end and they are all happy. I noticed each object is cartoon style drawn and they have faces. All the objects are doing human-like things outside. Such as, flying a kite, swimming, and swinging on a swing set. This book can teach pairs of objects that go together like, "To brush your teeth you need a toothbrush and toothpaste". It would provide an interesting method of teaching rather than just telling children. I think children could forget these pairs so I recommend this book because it can be beneficial.

[Mort's Kids · Rating 4 out of 5]

Like peanut butter & jelly, like tea and crumpets, like tacos and tuesday: a simple silly set of pairs palling around.

The silly, twee art makes it work.

[amna · Rating 5 out of 5]

great book!

[Destiny Dawn Long · Rating 2 out of 5]

I like the idea of teaching children about common objects that usually work together in pairs. But I just wasn't really impressed by it. It's alright... but there's very little text beyond naming the objects, and the speech bubble greetings that accompany each of them. I think I would have liked it a little more if there was just a line or couplet that explained to toddlers how these objects work together.

[Robin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh

[Joy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a simple board book with different items that go together.