Jesse’s Comments (group member since Aug 24, 2016)

Jesse’s comments from the Mock Geisel group.

Unpopular opinion: I cannot stand "Fox & Chick". The artwork puts me off and I just did not like the story. I'm eagerly awaiting something new by Jonathan Fenske. I love his stuff. :)

I'm behind the times, but I LOVED Baby Monkey Private Eye!

I wasn't a huge fan of I Lost My Tooth, but I'm still willing to give the rest of the series a chance.

Now I need to request 3x4 and look up the new Acorn imprint. Thanks for sharing! :)

-Jesse

Maggi wrote: "I’d love to hear about any new easy readers people have noticed!

There are so many cool graphic novel hybrids in the easy reader category now. Toon Books continues to delight (I saw 3x4 won a best..."

Maggi wrote: "Last year didn’t work out. I’ve been trying to reach both moderators. Can we please try anyway this year? Time is growing short for 2019."

I'm in! :)

Full disclosure: I've only read What This Story Needs is a Crunch and a Munch of this month's books.

1. I feel like this book (and the series) is a wonderful easy reader because it utilizes rhyme and similar sounds to move the story along.

2. I'm reading to a baby rather than an actual emerging reader, so I prefer shorter easy readers without a lot of text. This book fit the bill for me and I would hope for actual beginning readers. The sentences are spread across multiple pages with only a few words on each page. These bite sized pieces make tackling an entire book less intimidating.

3. The illustrations are funny! Who doesn't like seeing a pig in a wig? ;) They accurately represent the text while also offering hidden additional tidbits to the story.

4. With a narrator rather than characters speaking there isn't a need for speech bubbles, etc. By having only a few words on each page there is plenty of room for the illustrations to support what is happening in the story.