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Carry Me!
PreSchool-Grade 1–Sweet, signature watercolors highlight three poems told from a small bunny's point of view. Carry Me! Talk to Me! and Sing to Me! express the animal's desires: to be held close by a loving parent, read to, sung to, and told stories. Each picture, mainly in soft pastel hues, exemplifies a moment of shared happiness between child and parents. The paintings, generally one to a page, are on a background of white and are framed with a simple blue line. The book speaks for all young children who yearn to be included in their parents' lives. The lucky bunny in this book is well loved by patient, caring adults and appears to be the center of their world.–Maryann H. Owen, Racine Public Library, WI
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40 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2006
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Rosemary Wells
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Rosemary Wells is an American writer and illustrator of children's books. She often uses animal characters to address real human issues. Some of her most well-known characters are Max & Ruby and Timothy from Timothy Goes To School (both were later adapted into Canadian-animated preschool television series, the former’s airing on Nickelodeon (part of the Nick Jr. block) and the latter’s as part of PBS Kids on PBS).
Rosemary Wells is an American writer and illustrator of children's books. She often uses animal characters to address real human issues. Some of her most well-known characters are Max & Ruby and Timothy from Timothy Goes To School (both were later adapted into Canadian-animated preschool television series, the former’s airing on Nickelodeon (part of the Nick Jr. block) and the latter’s as part of PBS Kids on PBS).
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March 14, 2012
I can honestly say that this is one of Rosemary Wells' best books. This one is super cute and has a pretty good rhyme rhythm. I actually smiled while reading this book-----which is a different experience for me when reading Rosemary Wells. Well written and extremely cute =)
November 26, 2012
Book with three cute poems about family.
June 22, 2019
Lovely cadence and an overall soft feel to the story.
September 20, 2021
Life from an infant's point of view....
September 17, 2021
A child asks to be carried, spoken to and told stories, and sung to.
This picture book features a loving relationship between a child and that child’s parents / male and female caregivers.
This picture book features a loving relationship between a child and that child’s parents / male and female caregivers.
August 14, 2017
A sweet rhyming story about a family of bunnies. The young bunny wants to be carried, talked to, and sung to.
March 11, 2011
Natalie seems to be enjoying regular picture books more and more, so I took a minute to hunt out a few by authors we know. I grabbed this one by Rosemary Wells pretty quickly. I liked that it had Max and Ruby-ish bunnies. I was a little let down that this book is really three illustrated poems, but not too disappointed. I still enjoyed sharing the sound of the poems with Natalie as I read them aloud, and the topics of each were nice as well (where we carry our babies, what we say to them, and what we sing to them).
February 11, 2015
Carry Me! was a cute little story about a family of rabbits. The son wanted to be held all of the time at first, but as time passed he wanted to be told stories about the things that he was seeing and singing along with the seasons. It rhymed and the pictures were very soft and meaningful. The colors went together and just made you feel calm and collected. It reminded me of when I was younger and wanted to hear stories and asked a lot of questions. It's a normal thing for that age group. I liked this book a lot.
October 31, 2008
This is a story about a rabbit who loves to spend time with her parents. She loves to be hugged, carried, talked to, read to and sung to. It’s about a child’s desires for her parents’ attention. Wells writes in rhyme and the rhythm can be heard through the words. The wonderful illustrations are set in a picture frame. Children will want to capture their own special moments with their parents after reading this book.
January 26, 2011
This was a sweet book about parents and children and love, illustrated with a bunny mother, father and baby. Three things that children want from their parents: Carry Me, Talk to Me and Sing to Me. The illustrations are precious pastels, but I thought the text was a bit jumpy - here it rhymed and there it didn't. Nevertheless there were some heartwarming moments as the bunnies danced together in the moonlight, sat together on a bench, or showed their live for each other in many ways.
November 15, 2016
The rhymes are awkward and if I put enough effort it, it's interesting to children but not to me. Being a parent who doesn't carry kids past when they learn to walk, the section about ways he wants to be carried isn't endearing to me. The "Talk to me" and "Sing to me" sections were cuter but not enough for me to enjoy the book due to the rhyming pattern. I did like the casual reference to peas growing early in the spring.
March 10, 2011
I didn't really like this and Julia was bored. I feel bad giving it even a two star rating so I definitely can't give it a one star.
I'd only recommend this to parents reading to a very young child. I'd probably put the cut-off age at around two years or so. So, this turned out to be another case of me not looking close enough before grabbing.
I'd only recommend this to parents reading to a very young child. I'd probably put the cut-off age at around two years or so. So, this turned out to be another case of me not looking close enough before grabbing.
January 28, 2011
As you read, you can explain to parents that the text is encouraging helpful parent/child interactions. Tell parents that having conversations with and exposing their children to new experiences will help them learn.
November 6, 2011
A cute picture book with characters that are familiar from Wells, though there isn't quite a theme that runs throughout. It feels a bit random, and not in a necessarily good way for usual children's books.
March 13, 2012
This book is a collection of three stories. In Carry Me!, the little rabbit wants to be carried. In Talk To Me!, the little rabbit wants to hear stories. In Sing to Me!, the little rabbit wants to be sung to. The stories are all very simple and the illustrations are very cute.
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December 19, 2015
This one might be a little long for read aloud, but I loved the soft rhythm to it and that two portions were discussing talking and singing. It would be easy to break it up into parts to read in storytime.
June 3, 2008
Three parts of carry me, talk to me, and sing to me. Cute illustrations but book feels wandering and random.
September 3, 2008
I don't know... just didn't like it as much as others.
April 22, 2009
ONE author/illustrator: Highlights sweet moments between parents and child. Carry me, talk to me, and sing to me.
April 26, 2009
This is a nice book of short poems especially for children. Combined with Rosemary Wells' inimitable illustrations, this book is sure to be a hit.
August 13, 2009
Picture book. Very cute. Shows the dependance of children on their mothers/fathers, etc.
February 7, 2011
This felt like two different books pushed together. The one at the beggining and then the one toward the end. Weird.
April 12, 2011
These three poems are perfect for sharing with young children which is told from a young bunny's point of view.
January 2, 2012
There are three stories in this book. They all are pretty cute. They are called Carry Me!, Talk To Me!, and Hold Me!
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July 14, 2012
A lovely picture book for the very young. Wells uses her signature bunnies to illustrate three cheerful, sweet rhymes. I adore the touches of silver in the illustrations.
October 17, 2012
I love Rosemary Wells' books. She is second to Sandra Boynton when it comes to children books to read to preschoolers, toddlers and babies.
July 26, 2013
Not an overly exciting book, but cute enough for its intended audience. Water colored pictures are very sweet and calming.
May 11, 2015
Three beautifully illustrated poems that celebrate the parent-child bond. The joyful artwork and loving advice makes this a suitable picture book for new parents.
August 9, 2016
Someone somewhere might have a toddler or preschooler who would like to read this book, but it won't work in my story times. The pictures are interesting...
August 23, 2016
Cute bedtime book for babies and toddlers.
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