How To Teach A Slug To Read (2011) - Plot & Excerpts
We are in the middle of Slugpocalypse in our garden and really, the last thing I wanted to read was a story about slugs. Especially cute slugs. I would rather people stop trying to make slugs and snails cute but drawing them with little librarian glasses or crocheting them into cute and cuddly amigurumi...things. These creatures are lettuce-thirsty killers! Stop trying to make them endearing!Still, I ended up reading with my little one and I have to admit, it IS a pretty cute book. A boy explains to a Mama Slug how to teach her little slug to read. All of his tips are practical advice for all parents, slug or human. The illustrations are great. We particularly liked favorite, recognizable book titles being turned into slug-related kiddie lit..."The Slug in the Hat", for example. Somehow the text and illustrations together manages to make slugs and reading fun and easy to relate to for children. In describing how one would go about teaching a slug how to read, Pearson cleverly describes here how to teach children to read. I loved the large, colorful illustrations, and noticed that other bugs started to join in the story times. The types of texts slug reads are cute too, all slug-related, like the version of "Little Miss Muffet" with a slug instead of a spider. (And, believe it or not, I didn't know that "curds and whey" meant cottage cheese, so I learned something!) I can see a parent reading this and getting pointers on how to help his/her child learn to read. Very clever indeed! Recommended to both people and slugs!
What do You think about How To Teach A Slug To Read (2011)?
Perfect pair-up with Mother Goose Picture Puzzles. Lots of kid-sized literary allusions.
—mallows
Wonderfully witty combination of illustration and instruction! - Monty K.
—ashtonhope12
theme: don't give upreading lesson: reading takes time and practice
—Danielle2468
Offers good advice on how to help your little ones learn to read.
—Kamma
