A child receives a box of seven fortune cookies & each mysterious fortune comes true. Each cookie has a pull-out fortune (perhaps to be read aloud by a parent) which provides some challenging contrast to the otherwise short, easy-to-read sentences with repetition on each page. While this tale of pet gain, loss and reunion is a sturdy one, it is Raschka's illustrations and the slide-out fortunes that make it sing. Celebrate the Year of the Rabbit with scrumptious snacks and playful twists of fate! Albert Bitterman and Caldecott Medalist Chris Raschka tell a tale of seven days, seven cookies, seven pop-up prophecies and one little girl discovering life's surprises. "On Sunday my fortune said: Today you will lose something you don't need. And guess what? My tooth came out. So I put it under my pillow. On Monday my fortune said: Money is like the wind. And guess what? I found a dollar under my pillow! So I bought a kite." Opportunities for supposing what happens and pondering proverbs make Fortune Cookies and especially delightful read-aloud!
What do You think about Fortune Cookies (2011)?
This is a fun, interactive book that all students will love!
—Kalina
Good book for making and checking predictions
—Kevin
