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One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree
“A hungry snake. A beautiful brown boy. What more can a young reader ask for?”—National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson
A sneaky snake has no idea that the captives in his belly are planning their escape! In the spirit of There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Simms Taback, the reader sees a cutaway of the snake’s belly and can even guess how the tale ends!
Classic and contemporary, timeless and fresh, One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree has a syncopated and rhythmically delightful text perfect for reading aloud.
Daniel Bernstrom’s debut picture book is nothing short of splendid, and is accompanied by magical illustrations from New York Times bestselling and 2017 Caldecott Medal-winning artist Brendan Wenzel (They All Saw a Cat).
And don't miss Daniel Bernstrom’s next book, Gator, Gator, Gator!
A sneaky snake has no idea that the captives in his belly are planning their escape! In the spirit of There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Simms Taback, the reader sees a cutaway of the snake’s belly and can even guess how the tale ends!
Classic and contemporary, timeless and fresh, One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree has a syncopated and rhythmically delightful text perfect for reading aloud.
Daniel Bernstrom’s debut picture book is nothing short of splendid, and is accompanied by magical illustrations from New York Times bestselling and 2017 Caldecott Medal-winning artist Brendan Wenzel (They All Saw a Cat).
And don't miss Daniel Bernstrom’s next book, Gator, Gator, Gator!
32 pages, Hardcover
First published May 3, 2016
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April 29, 2016
Like any children’s librarian, I like to assess each picture book that crosses by my eyeballs for readaloud potential. While every picture book (even the wordless ones) can be read aloud to a large group of children, only a select few thrive in that environment. It takes a certain magical combination of art and text to render a story readaloud-perfect. Books you can sing have a leg up. Ditto books with flaps or pull-tabs. But the nice thing about Bernstrom’s book One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree is that it doesn’t need to rely on those extra features to enrapture an audience. The book’s lilting rhymes, when practiced beforehand, have the potential to render an audience entranced. Add in the art of Brendan Wenzel, and how well it reads across a room, and you’ve got yourself the makings of what might possibly be the best readaloud picture book of the year.
A boy and his whirly-twirly toy are just the first things to disappear down the gullet of a hungry yellow snake. But rather than bemoan his fate, the boy gets to work in his new role as the snake’s inner id. Commenting on the sheer amount of room and space in the belly, the boy cajoles the snake into eating more and more and more. From birds and worms, to mossy sloths, to a single apple bearing a tiny fly, the creatures slide down the snake’s rapidly expanding throat. A final meal proves too much for the voracious viper and next thing you know boy, toy, and a host of other animals are upchucked back into the world from whence they came. A sly illustration at the end suggests that history may repeat itself soon.
It’s not as if Mr. Bernstrom is the first person to find the word “eucalyptus” so exceedingly delicious to both tongue and ear, but he certainly seems to have been the most prominent in recent memory. As I read the book the language of the reading triggered something in my brain. Something long forgot. And though his name evokes strong feelings in every possible direction, it was Rudyard Kipling I thought of as I read this tale. Specifically the tale of “How the Elephant Got His Trunk”. Though that story does not realize how superb the word “eucalyptus” is when repeated, Kipling got a great deal of mileage out of illustrating thoughts with words. Terms like “great grey greasy Limpopo river”, “Kolokolo Bird”, and “the Bi-Coloured-Python-Rock-Snake” make those of us reading the stories aloud sound good. Bernstrom is writing for a younger audience so he doesn’t flex his muscles quite as far as Kipling did, but at the same time you recognize that he has the potential to do so. One hopes his future publishing plans may include longer stories just meant for sharing aloud. Lord knows we need more authors like that these days.
The story itself sounds familiar when you read it, but that may have to do more with familiar tropes than a tale we've actually seen done. The book also taps into a very popular method of extracting eaten creatures from predators’ bellies: burping. Vomiting works too, though the word sounds more disgusting, so usually in cases like this book the critters are released in a big old burp. In this case, we’re basically seeing a nature-based version of that Monty Python skit where the diner is persuaded to eat one final item (“It’s wafer-thin”). It’s odd to enjoy so much a book where a kid tricks the animal it is within to throw up, but there you go. The storytelling itself is top notch too, though I had a moment of confusion when the snake ate the beehive. Seems to me that that moment is where the boy’s plan potentially takes a turn south. Being stuck in a snake’s belly is one thing. Being stuck in a snake’s belly with flying, stinging insects? Thanks but no.
Illustrator Brendan Wenzel burst onto the children’s picture book illustration scene in 2014 but his rise in prominence since that time has been slow. The artist first caught everyone's eye when he illustrated Angela DiTerlizzi’s Some Bugs but it was the cover art of Ellen Jackson’s Beastly Babies the following year that was the most eye-catching. That cover sold that book. An ardent conservationist, it makes a lot of sense to turn to Wenzel when you’ve a story chock full of sloths, snakes, and bees. With Bernstrom’s tale, Wenzel must render this tale in the style of I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly. Which is to say, he needs to balance horror with humor. Books where the protagonist gets eaten are common. Books where the protagonist gets eaten and then continues to comment on the action are rare. Wenzel’s snake falls into that category of villains that must be vicious enough to serve as a legitimate threat, but tame enough that a four-year-old won’t fear them on sight. To do this, Wenzel’s art takes on a distinctly jovial tone that treads towards the cartoonish without ever falling in completely. The colors are bright but not overwhelming, just as the action is consistent without horrifying the audience. Most of the creatures handle being eaten with gentle good grace (though the sloth looks more than a little put out about the whole thing).
The idea of being eaten whole is as old as “Little Red Riding Hood”. Heck, it’s even older than that. Look at the Greek myths of Cronus devouring his children whole. Look at any myth or legend that talks of children springing unharmed or fully formed from within nasty beasties. Together, Bernstrom and Wenzel take this ancient idea and turn it into a trickster tale. Usually it’s the eater doing the tricking, and not the eaten, but One Day in the Eucalyptus Eucalyptus Tree isn’t afraid to shake things up (or, for that matter, swallow them down). An oddly peppy little tale of surviving through another’s hubris, this is bound to become one of those readaloud picture books that teachers and librarians lean heavily on for decades to come. Look out, Bernstrom and Wenzel. You guys just went and created for yourselves a masterpiece.
A boy and his whirly-twirly toy are just the first things to disappear down the gullet of a hungry yellow snake. But rather than bemoan his fate, the boy gets to work in his new role as the snake’s inner id. Commenting on the sheer amount of room and space in the belly, the boy cajoles the snake into eating more and more and more. From birds and worms, to mossy sloths, to a single apple bearing a tiny fly, the creatures slide down the snake’s rapidly expanding throat. A final meal proves too much for the voracious viper and next thing you know boy, toy, and a host of other animals are upchucked back into the world from whence they came. A sly illustration at the end suggests that history may repeat itself soon.
It’s not as if Mr. Bernstrom is the first person to find the word “eucalyptus” so exceedingly delicious to both tongue and ear, but he certainly seems to have been the most prominent in recent memory. As I read the book the language of the reading triggered something in my brain. Something long forgot. And though his name evokes strong feelings in every possible direction, it was Rudyard Kipling I thought of as I read this tale. Specifically the tale of “How the Elephant Got His Trunk”. Though that story does not realize how superb the word “eucalyptus” is when repeated, Kipling got a great deal of mileage out of illustrating thoughts with words. Terms like “great grey greasy Limpopo river”, “Kolokolo Bird”, and “the Bi-Coloured-Python-Rock-Snake” make those of us reading the stories aloud sound good. Bernstrom is writing for a younger audience so he doesn’t flex his muscles quite as far as Kipling did, but at the same time you recognize that he has the potential to do so. One hopes his future publishing plans may include longer stories just meant for sharing aloud. Lord knows we need more authors like that these days.
The story itself sounds familiar when you read it, but that may have to do more with familiar tropes than a tale we've actually seen done. The book also taps into a very popular method of extracting eaten creatures from predators’ bellies: burping. Vomiting works too, though the word sounds more disgusting, so usually in cases like this book the critters are released in a big old burp. In this case, we’re basically seeing a nature-based version of that Monty Python skit where the diner is persuaded to eat one final item (“It’s wafer-thin”). It’s odd to enjoy so much a book where a kid tricks the animal it is within to throw up, but there you go. The storytelling itself is top notch too, though I had a moment of confusion when the snake ate the beehive. Seems to me that that moment is where the boy’s plan potentially takes a turn south. Being stuck in a snake’s belly is one thing. Being stuck in a snake’s belly with flying, stinging insects? Thanks but no.
Illustrator Brendan Wenzel burst onto the children’s picture book illustration scene in 2014 but his rise in prominence since that time has been slow. The artist first caught everyone's eye when he illustrated Angela DiTerlizzi’s Some Bugs but it was the cover art of Ellen Jackson’s Beastly Babies the following year that was the most eye-catching. That cover sold that book. An ardent conservationist, it makes a lot of sense to turn to Wenzel when you’ve a story chock full of sloths, snakes, and bees. With Bernstrom’s tale, Wenzel must render this tale in the style of I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly. Which is to say, he needs to balance horror with humor. Books where the protagonist gets eaten are common. Books where the protagonist gets eaten and then continues to comment on the action are rare. Wenzel’s snake falls into that category of villains that must be vicious enough to serve as a legitimate threat, but tame enough that a four-year-old won’t fear them on sight. To do this, Wenzel’s art takes on a distinctly jovial tone that treads towards the cartoonish without ever falling in completely. The colors are bright but not overwhelming, just as the action is consistent without horrifying the audience. Most of the creatures handle being eaten with gentle good grace (though the sloth looks more than a little put out about the whole thing).
The idea of being eaten whole is as old as “Little Red Riding Hood”. Heck, it’s even older than that. Look at the Greek myths of Cronus devouring his children whole. Look at any myth or legend that talks of children springing unharmed or fully formed from within nasty beasties. Together, Bernstrom and Wenzel take this ancient idea and turn it into a trickster tale. Usually it’s the eater doing the tricking, and not the eaten, but One Day in the Eucalyptus Eucalyptus Tree isn’t afraid to shake things up (or, for that matter, swallow them down). An oddly peppy little tale of surviving through another’s hubris, this is bound to become one of those readaloud picture books that teachers and librarians lean heavily on for decades to come. Look out, Bernstrom and Wenzel. You guys just went and created for yourselves a masterpiece.
February 14, 2018
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A boy and his whirly-twirly toy is the first thing down the throat of a hungry yellow snake. Many creatures follow as the boy urges the snake to give in to his base appetite.
I loved this book! The illustrations were incredible! They really made the story come alive. There is this sing song verse like sense to the words and it's easy for any child to pick up on the repetitions and this make all the action verbs easier to read. It was quite amazing how taken my nephew and I were by this book!
I did not think I would like the verse like nature of the words but I say it made my nephew struggle less in his reading by far! I also appreciated how the boy used his ingenuity to free himself from the snake! He also had to be patient as the snake took the bait. The story teaches several such traits that all children should develop.
Last but best of all the little boy is diverse! My nephew really loved that and identified with him more due to his skin color. I'm always on the lookout for books like this so he can feel apart of the story. Really so good that I would highly suggest purchasing it for any family. Would be lovely read aloud or to oneself.
BOTTOM LINE: Creative, patient and clever diverse boy who saves himself!
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February 28, 2023
Cybils finalist for best fiction picture book.
March 30, 2019
One day in the eucalyptus, eucalyptus tree a clever little boy is swallowed by a sneaky snake, but manages to outwit his serpentine enemy by convincing him to eat too much, thereby leading to an explosive liberation for all.
An entertaining cumulative tale told in rhyme, One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree apparently came to first-time author Daniel Bernstrom while he was working as a janitor at a preschool. Whatever the inspiration, it is certainly a marvelous debut, full of (as many other reviewers have noted) wonderfully syncopated sounds, plenty of onomatopoeia, and a repetitive structure that all lend themselves to a pleasurable read-aloud experience. The colorful and quirky artwork by Brendan Wenzel captures the zany humor of the tale, with his trademark google-eyed characters cavorting along the page. Recommended to anyone looking for entertaining story-time tales, as well as to fans (as I am) of Wenzel's artwork.
An entertaining cumulative tale told in rhyme, One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree apparently came to first-time author Daniel Bernstrom while he was working as a janitor at a preschool. Whatever the inspiration, it is certainly a marvelous debut, full of (as many other reviewers have noted) wonderfully syncopated sounds, plenty of onomatopoeia, and a repetitive structure that all lend themselves to a pleasurable read-aloud experience. The colorful and quirky artwork by Brendan Wenzel captures the zany humor of the tale, with his trademark google-eyed characters cavorting along the page. Recommended to anyone looking for entertaining story-time tales, as well as to fans (as I am) of Wenzel's artwork.
May 17, 2019
A clever young boy tricks a greedy snake.
March 14, 2016
Reviewed for YA Books Central: http://www.yabookscentral.com/kidsfic...
One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree is a whimsical story of a very clever boy who gets eaten by a snake.
The boy is out and about when a snake gobbles him up. The boy does not panic. Instead, he devises a plan to get himself free. That involves having the snake eat many other creatures. One by one, the snake eats creatures in the jungle near the eucalyptus tree. The boy keeps egging the snake to keep eating. Meanwhile, the snake gets so full he can't eat another bite. The boy's plan has worked.
David Bernstrom creates a wonderful new story. It features a sweet, beautiful brown boy. At the end of the day, it could be any boy on a wild adventure. The story feels familiar, like The Jungle Book with very modern twist.
The artwork by Brendan Wenzel helps set a classic folktale mood. The dark images set in the belly of the snake are contrasted by the bright pops of color in the jungle.
One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree is a great new addition to any library.
One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree is a whimsical story of a very clever boy who gets eaten by a snake.
The boy is out and about when a snake gobbles him up. The boy does not panic. Instead, he devises a plan to get himself free. That involves having the snake eat many other creatures. One by one, the snake eats creatures in the jungle near the eucalyptus tree. The boy keeps egging the snake to keep eating. Meanwhile, the snake gets so full he can't eat another bite. The boy's plan has worked.
David Bernstrom creates a wonderful new story. It features a sweet, beautiful brown boy. At the end of the day, it could be any boy on a wild adventure. The story feels familiar, like The Jungle Book with very modern twist.
The artwork by Brendan Wenzel helps set a classic folktale mood. The dark images set in the belly of the snake are contrasted by the bright pops of color in the jungle.
One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree is a great new addition to any library.
March 13, 2017
Awesome for storytime: add a photo of a real Eucalyptus tree to show the kids what they are looking at!
December 27, 2016
Sloths are found in South America and there are no apes there so, the fact that this book shows an assortment of animals that would never be found together in the wild bothered me. I realize most people don't care or notice this in this book or others like it (for example, there are MANY picture books that depict lions in the jungle which is not their normal habitat). I, however, would prefer something that doesn't encourage kids to have misinformation about animals--even from a fictional picture book that's just for fun. However, I do still see a lot of great value in this picture book. It would be a great read-aloud for storytime because of the good rhythm and it has pictures that are interesting to look at. (But, STILL!)
September 22, 2016
Text rhymes at times, though not consistently and not in any recognizable pattern. The meter mostly works but would take some practice to read aloud fluently.
Caldecott-worthy illustrations, though it bothered me that the bulge in the snake wasn't consistently located. In some pictures the lump is near the middle or end of the snake, while in others it is right at the front near his head. I really like the end illustration, which foretells the boy's immediate future without any words.
Caldecott-worthy illustrations, though it bothered me that the bulge in the snake wasn't consistently located. In some pictures the lump is near the middle or end of the snake, while in others it is right at the front near his head. I really like the end illustration, which foretells the boy's immediate future without any words.
August 6, 2016
A lot like There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, but way more fun!
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March 20, 2017Basically, a new version of Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly. Would work as a flannel board or with finger puppets.
May 21, 2018
After reading this book me and my 8 year old daughter actually agreed that we did not like it. I originally purchased the book for the cover and then after reading it decided that was a big mistake. In short this story is about a child that is swallowed by a snake, and as the story progress the snake swallows everything else that it can (because the boy is telling him that he can take eating one more thing). Eventually the snake swallows so many things that he PUKE up everything that he swallows and all of the animals fly out of his mouth free and alive.
I am laughing as I type this because the punchline was funny but the storyline was horrible. The words were supposed to rhyme but we ended up reading a few pages over and saying... "Wait.. What" Well perhaps another book by this author is better but we did not care for this one at all. I'm doubtful that it will remain in our personal library.
I am laughing as I type this because the punchline was funny but the storyline was horrible. The words were supposed to rhyme but we ended up reading a few pages over and saying... "Wait.. What" Well perhaps another book by this author is better but we did not care for this one at all. I'm doubtful that it will remain in our personal library.
June 9, 2017
Lurking inside a eucalyptus tree is a sneaky hungry snake that will eat anything in sight. He coils up a little boy with a toy and eats him. The boy tempts persuades the snake that there is room for more and more and more until he can't fit any more. Yet he tries again for one last taste and that's when he meets his end, regurgitation! This was a read along with my nephew and he was loved that I would make the sounds of grab and eat while we read. We would recommend for ages 8-11 to read.
August 28, 2020
I like Brendan Wenzel's illustration style. That's why I checked this book out for Alena. The story is pretty good too. The little boy is a smart fellow. The snake, not so much. I relate to the problem of overeating. This book could be used to help children learn that eating too much can just make you feel sick.
February 11, 2023
A clever little boy sitting in the Eucalyptus, Euchalyptus tree... must outwit a hungry snake. How can he and the other frightened animals that live near the Euchalyptus tree save themselves from ending up as Snake's lunch?
Very reminiscent of Old Lady who swallowed a fly; Brendan Wenzel's illustrations accompanying this Golden Goose-like fairytale story shine brightly.
Very reminiscent of Old Lady who swallowed a fly; Brendan Wenzel's illustrations accompanying this Golden Goose-like fairytale story shine brightly.
June 3, 2017
This is an enthusiastic picture book similar in rhythm and mood to There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly. The illustrations by Brendan Wenzel, who also did They All Saw a Cat, are pitch perfect while Daniel Bernstrom's lively text will make this a delightful read aloud.
September 26, 2019
This book got my attention because it reminded me of the book series An Old Lady who Swallowed a Cow. It has colorful and funny illustrations. The snake in the story goes on to gobble up the characters in the story to the point that he bursts in the end. The book has repetition, rhythm, and sounds through out the story.
March 25, 2017
Why is this child being attacked? Why is this story about a child being eaten this is 2017 and stories about children of color being eaten by jungle animals are not necessary. I get the whole red riding hood aspect but I'm just not here for it. I like the illustrator but just not the concept.
May 18, 2016
After reading Betsy Bird's recent review of this book, I knew I had to get my hands on it and share it with my students. So I did. And I was not disappointed in the slightest. The book is a delight both textually and visually. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this text out loud, it has a great rhythm and rhyme to it with word phrases such as crinkle, wrinkle and wiggle-waggle adding vim and vigor to the reading. And of course, the word, eucalyptus as Betsy points out has a rhythm all its own, it was fun to say it over and over again. I think the next time I read it out loud, I'll have the children chime in with me on the 'one day in the eucalyptus, eucalyptus tree' refrain. The illustrations are amusing with the dark pages getting bigger as more creatures join the boy in the snake's stomach. My first graders were thrilled to point out how the snake's belly got bigger and bigger as he ate more and more animals. The book has a trickster feel to it as the boy urges the snake to keep eating. I enjoyed asking my young listeners why they thought he did this, some of them figured out the end object of regurgitation, some said to get him to burp, but they all enjoyed the journey. And the last page definitely elicited a few gasps as the children realized that the story might be repeating itself all too soon and perhaps the eucalyptus tree wasn't the best place to take a nap. A real winner from beginning to end.
May 27, 2016
Oh. My. SQUEEEEE!!! This book is so fun! A cumulative story with a clever boy at the center of it all. While adults can clearly see where how the story will end, it's still enjoyable throughout. I really love the rhyme/meter, which isn't your typical ABAB rhyme scheme - it's more about the rhythm of the words. After 2 pages, I immediately started picturing all the ways one could use this in a storytime. Felt boards, acting it out, a snake sock with animals going inside...my mind is whirring away furiously. Yes, it may be a little long, but I think an experienced storyteller can adjust to make it work for different attention spans.
How soon can I read this to a bunch of little ones?!?!
How soon can I read this to a bunch of little ones?!?!
December 19, 2016
The rhythm in this doesn't work perfectly, but it would be manageable in story time with some rehearsal to work out the awkward parts. The illustrations didn't appeal to me all that much, but based on the format, where creatures are eaten in succession, it would pair nicely with either I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly or Bark, George.
May 21, 2016
A cumulative tale with a great finish, superb for reading aloud. Wonderful vibrant, whimsical illustrations.
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July 8, 2016I think the snake should have exploded at the end. It would make more sense. When I sneeze, my lunch doesn't come up. Sheesh.
August 11, 2020
Too repetitive repetitive for me.
April 11, 2017
Loved the illustrations. I love how Brendan Wenzel's illustrations have become so recognizable.
Great addition to the library.
Great addition to the library.
January 15, 2017
This has fun rhythm and repetition.
It reminds me (in different ways) of Kipling's story of how the whale got its throat and There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly.
It reminds me (in different ways) of Kipling's story of how the whale got its throat and There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly.
January 21, 2021
Rhyme and rhythm marry perfectly in this cumulative food chain story. A fantastic update to tired There Was An Old Woman books. Wentzel's art is textured and full of life and fun.
October 27, 2016
One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree
Story by Daniel Bernstrom; pictures by Brandan Wenzel
Katherine Tegen Books, 2016
ISBN 978-0-06-235485-3
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 27 cm
Picture book, fiction
Interest level: PreK-grade 1; reading level: 1.4
4 out of 5 stars
This story reads like a combination of a cumulative tale--"There Was an Old Lady"--and a folktale. A boy with a "whirly-twirly toy" is skipping along in the shade of a eucalyptus tree when he is gobbled up by a giant snake. The boy, still holding his toy, is actually unconcerned by this turn of events and uses his cunning to convince the snake to keep eating other animals that can be found in the eucalyptus tree. All the animals that end up in the snakes belly appear to be having a pretty good time, until the snake eats one last apple and ends up burping out the entire menagerie.
Brendan Wenzel's illustrations are colorful and full of wide-eyed animals. Bernstrom uses fun and descriptive language, and the repetitive use of the word "eucalyptus" makes the text a delight to hear out loud. If you are going to use this book for a read-aloud experience, you will definitely want to practice a couple times first. It is easy to get tongue-tied!
Young children will love this adventure to the inside of a snake.
Story by Daniel Bernstrom; pictures by Brandan Wenzel
Katherine Tegen Books, 2016
ISBN 978-0-06-235485-3
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 27 cm
Picture book, fiction
Interest level: PreK-grade 1; reading level: 1.4
4 out of 5 stars
This story reads like a combination of a cumulative tale--"There Was an Old Lady"--and a folktale. A boy with a "whirly-twirly toy" is skipping along in the shade of a eucalyptus tree when he is gobbled up by a giant snake. The boy, still holding his toy, is actually unconcerned by this turn of events and uses his cunning to convince the snake to keep eating other animals that can be found in the eucalyptus tree. All the animals that end up in the snakes belly appear to be having a pretty good time, until the snake eats one last apple and ends up burping out the entire menagerie.
Brendan Wenzel's illustrations are colorful and full of wide-eyed animals. Bernstrom uses fun and descriptive language, and the repetitive use of the word "eucalyptus" makes the text a delight to hear out loud. If you are going to use this book for a read-aloud experience, you will definitely want to practice a couple times first. It is easy to get tongue-tied!
Young children will love this adventure to the inside of a snake.
March 6, 2020
One Day in the Eucalyptus Eucalyptus Tree is a read-along picture book for ages 4 to 8 years old. This book tells a story of a snake eating more than he can handle. Because it was a read along long story it allows children to follow along with the words even if they aren't able to fully read them on their own. since it also ties in an audiobook aspect you were able to experience different voices for different characters and background noises of the outdoors. The audio helps to immerse you into the story making it feel a bit more real. The illustrations were fun and colorful. Most of the characters had big bright round eyes useful for when they are trapped together in the snake's belly. The story follows the typical pattern of greed, something similar to The Very Hungry Caterpillar. The snake constantly wants more and more food even though he's full and it ends up costing him all the food he had and leaves him with a tummy ache. The story also includes a fun rhyme scheme throughout. The rhyming pattern helps the story slip off your tongue and makes it easier to read and follow, along with fun words like fuzzy-wuzzy. I do think this book will appeal to young readers because anything involving overeating and throwing up seems to be something children like. And on the bright side whose story is subtly teaching children not to be greedy.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 6, 2017
This book follows a boy who is eaten by a snake. The boy keeps challenging the snake to eat more, and the snake does this by eating other animals. This continues until the snake is so sick that he throws up all the animals he had eaten, thus freeing the boy. This very straightforward, even with a fun concept, and gets dull quickly.
The media used in this book is colored pencil and colored crayon. This combination gives an impressive art that makes the book funny, because of the drawing style, and beautiful with the variety of colors. However this does not save the dull writing and too repetitive of a story.
The book starts out clever and funny, but after some repeated story points it just becomes too boring as the end becomes predictable and it takes too long to get to it with continuously repeated events. This book can work greatly as an example of how to blend different mediums of art for one drawing, and this can apply for a preschool and kindergarten class to test fine-motor skills and advance student's senses of creativity.
The media used in this book is colored pencil and colored crayon. This combination gives an impressive art that makes the book funny, because of the drawing style, and beautiful with the variety of colors. However this does not save the dull writing and too repetitive of a story.
The book starts out clever and funny, but after some repeated story points it just becomes too boring as the end becomes predictable and it takes too long to get to it with continuously repeated events. This book can work greatly as an example of how to blend different mediums of art for one drawing, and this can apply for a preschool and kindergarten class to test fine-motor skills and advance student's senses of creativity.
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