Rayner, C. (2010) Ernest the moose who doesn't fit. New York: Straus and Giroux Starred Review School JournalChoiceI think this book is a lot of fun, and very creative. I like how it solves a problem using creativity, practicality, thinking "outside of the box", and friendship. I could use this ...
"Ernest, the Moose Who Doesn't Fit" is a perfect book for Early Years Foundation children. Visually this is a very captivating book and one that can be utilised for various different learning outcomes i.e. there are many ways that you could use this in a classroom setting such as getting the chil...
Ernest is a book about a moose that just does not fit in... literally! Throughout the book Ernest tries to get into the book but can only manage to get his head or his backside in for example. However, Ernest's mouse friend has a very clever plan involving scraps of paper and sticky tape to help ...
Ernest is a large moose with a very big problem, he can not fit on the page! However with the help of his friend and determination he tries all sorts of ways to be able to fit into the book. Until at the end where his friend the chipmunk helps him realise that he did not have to change anything a...
Monticello Public Library-Toddler Storytime-June 6, 2011Norris wants to eat a plorringe (sp? I was holding a toddler as the book was being read, so I didn't get to check the spelling of this fictional fruit). He waits patiently until a mouse and a raccoon knock it down and he grabs it. But beca...
Date: November 25th, 2014Author: Catherine RaynerTitle: The Bear Who SharedPlot: Norris, a wise and kind bear waits patiently for plorringes to fall from the tree, meanwhile Tulip and Violet, the raccoon and mouse are quite impatient and are determined to get the plorringes for themselves. Settin...
The illustrations elevate this gentle (if somewhat preachy) story about sharing a perfectly ripe fruit, but I couldn't help imagining Wilfred Brimley as Norris the bear. Happily, the illustrations provide the mischief and humor that much of the text is lacking. The pages describing Tulip and Vio...
Even though I read this in Dutch, I will write the review in English. :)I saw on the website of my library that this book is the Picture Book of 2014 and will be used for a lot of activities for little kids. So I just had to have it and immediately reserved it at my library.Now that I have read i...
All the other animals tell Solomon to go away because he causes trouble. Another crocodile arrives and the two run off to cause trouble together. The illustrations are very colorful. The book could be used to teach vocabulary about different kinds of animals or synonyms for nuisance or trouble ma...
All AgesHarris wonders why he has such large feet on a little hare body. His granddad shows him all of the ways that his big feet are great including jumping, digging, and running. One day Harris is running, but his granddad is not running with him. When Harris asks why he does not run with him, ...