The Jellybeans And The Big Book Bonanza (2010) - Plot & Excerpts
The Jellybeans and the Big Book Bonanza is about a girl, Anna, who loves to read. She reads everywhere she goes and she goes to the library everyday. She has three best friends who all love different things (dance, soccer and art). The friends call themselves the Jellybeans because that is their favorite candy and just like jellybeans are different, so are the girls. The girls all go to school together and one day they were assigned to read a book and write a report. Anna took the girls to the library and they all found books about things that they loved. When it came time for them to read their reports, Anna was very nervous and did not want to read hers to the class. Her three best friends went up to Anna and held her hands and told her she could do it. Anna found the courage to read her report to the class. To celebrate, the four friends went to their favorite candy store and shared jellybeans. I think the quality of the plot was good. It was easy to understand which is good for young readers. However, it wasn't so easy that it wasn't interesting. I think the story included good lessons for young readers like how we are all different but can still be friends and how to encourage each other. Also, it shows children that there are books about things that they love and not just "boring" subjects.I think the age range would be between primary and intermediate. I think the words and story are simple and interesting enough for a primary reader to understand but I think the subject matter (i.e. writing reports) would relate better to intermediate readers. Artistic elements include the illustrations in the book. They are very colorful and appealing to the eyes. They look like they've been drawn with colored pencils and maybe painted with water colors. They are realistically drawn for the most part. For example, the animals actually look like animals but they're wearing clothes which isn't realistic. The pictures don't take up the whole page, so the writing is either above or below the illustration. The text is a font that looks like someone wrote it so I think that makes the story a little more personal. I recommend this book because it has good lessons and morals for children to learn. The pictures are detailed, realistic, and full of color. This would be a good book to read to children who don't like reading because it shows that there are books that anyone would enjoy and reading can be fun. The Jellybeans (Bitsy, Emily, Anna, & Nicole) return in another adventure. Anna with the help of the librarian shows her friends that even though they don't really like books, there is a book for them.What I thought: I like the Jellybeans. I love that their second adventure deals with books and reading. I like that Anna's book turns out to be a book of fairy tales. Calling book reports a book bonanza is an interesting idea. The illustrations are classic Munsinger--lovely! My favorite illustrations are Anna reading in a chair, Anna reading in the bathtub, and the Jellybeans as princesses. I look forward to the Jellybeans' next Adventure: The Jellybeans and the Big Camp Kickoff.Like Laura Numeroff, my favorite jellybean flavor is buttered popcorn. :)
What do You think about The Jellybeans And The Big Book Bonanza (2010)?
These aren't particularly well written books, but my little girl loves them.
—allisonmangurali
very cute book read this to my daughter she loves the jellybeans
—kyle
My daughter chose it from the shelves because it is pink.
—mcklion
