Bob Lends a Helping . . . Hand?

by Mike Nawrocki, Cindy Kenney

Teach your child learn to help others!]In this delightfully fun, rhyming board book, Bob the Tomato encourages his friends, Larry and Joe, to lend a helping…hand? Ok, Veggies don’t have hands…but kids do…and Bob wants to help them learn the importance of helping others!When Joe’s mom breaks her big left toe, Bob decides to help. Larry and Joe offer their “superhero” help, too, but that’s not exactly what Bob has in mind. Kids will discover right along with Larry and Joe that everyone can be a superhero if you lend a helping hand!Sunday morning values, Saturday morning fun. Now that’s the Big Idea!Through imaginative and innovative products, Zonderkidz is feeding young souls.

Genres: Childrens

12 pages, Board Book

First published August 1, 2003

About the author

As co-creator of Veggie Tales, co-founder of Big Idea Entertainment, and the voice of the beloved Larry the Cucumber, Mike Nawrocki has been dedicated to helping parents pass on wholesome values to their kids through storytelling for over two decades. Mike currently serves as the artist in residence at Lipscomb University, where he is also pursuing an MFA in writing and directing for film. The Dead Sea Squirrels is Mike's first children's book series, which he has been delighted to write from the home he shares with his wife, Lisa, and their two children in Franklin, Tennessee.

Reviews

[Nicole · Rating 2 out of 5]

I got this book for my son, age 2. The plot was too complicated for a board book, which is made for babies/toddlers. Even my daughter, age 4, didn't understand it until I explained every page without reading the text. Nice pictures, great message, but not good presentation for the age group it's made for.

[Truman · Rating 2 out of 5]

I think it was nice because Bob lent some help for Joe's mother.

[Crystal Marcos · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't like this one as much as the other two I have read on the same day. I understand they were going for some humor in the book, but to me it didn't really work. The message was good about helping others. Love the colorful illustrations.

[Rosa Cline · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bob is trying to help teach Larry that you don't have to have a cape and super powers to be able to give a hand to a neighbor that has broken her foot. Helping to do household chores is what God wants you to do and Bob helps teach that to Larry and another little boy.

[Emma Horn · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has a strong lesson tied to it about helping your neighbor. It is a lot of fun for kids who have seen the television show that goes with it but still applicable for those who are just being introduced to these characters.

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[Julie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Veggie Tales!

[Tiffany]

Moral of the story is that the small things that you do can really make a big difference.

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ethan's second favorite book. Also read every night before bed!

[Jessica Nekuda · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was colourful and I loved the rhymes! I liked how they included larryboy into it too.