Just Like Dora!

by Alison Inches

Dora has a surprise for her friends.

Genres: Childrens

24 pages, Paperback

First published May 31, 2005

Reviews

[Katt Hansen · Rating 2 out of 5]

I feel like this book missed the point completely. While the words are simple and you can read the action things easily, but I almost wish these actions would be something you could imitate while reading, which might make the book a little more fun and add an interactive component. Exercising while reading!

The ending too, seemed a little out there. We land somewhere with no hint or clue this was where we were going. Maybe some foreshadowing? Which I know is a lot to ask from an easy ready, but that actually helps in literacy, when you teach a child how to predict outcomes from clues found within stories.

In short, this book provides very little value other than giving a child a familiar character to latch onto as they practice sounding out and reading words. Which is okay, but it's not what this book could have done which is too bad.

[Melissa Namba · Rating 2 out of 5]

Fun for kids who like Dora. Good introduction to spanish words too.

[Lillith · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like that at the end they got ice cream! I like the book itself. I love the pictures, the words, and I loved all of it.

[Jordan Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

My daughter’s favorite book to be read and quite honestly my favorite book to read. Couldn’t recommend more!!!

[Ashley · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'll admit it. I am not a fan of Dora. She's in the same category as that purple dinosaur who shall not be named. This book doesn't even have any Spanish in it. We prefer Dinosaur Train, Shaun the Sheep, Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That, Sesame Street, and Super Why in this house. Pretty much anything on PBS or BBC. The only good part about this book was that there was ice cream at the end of it, but it was only in the book. We didn't really have ice cream. I guess even that part wasn't even that great.

[Leila T. · Rating 2 out of 5]

I think this is a copy-cat book? I have very little memory of it. I don't mean to sound down on all these books, because I read them for the sake of encouraging literacy in my kid, but they're obviously not "well-loved children's classics" in any way.

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really cute book with LOTS of action verbs! Row across the lake! Row! Row! Row!

[Tricia · Rating 3 out of 5]

oh goody dora found her way to the ice cream party. uses action words.

[Theresa · Rating 2 out of 5]

good early reader, using text to relate to the television show

[Brandi Streeval · Rating 5 out of 5]

cute book

[Judy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy quick read, would be great for the child who is first learning to read.

[Callie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like that they all play together

[Rosa Cline · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a good beginning reader book. It has simple small sentences per page. Action without being to overly active. My 4 year old granddaughter giggled and followed along as I read this to her.

[Miss Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dora the explorer and her friends boots and swiper are introduced in this preschool easy reader.