Activities and Teacher Materials  

We're Going On a Book Hunt

Using the ever-popular action rhyme "We're Going on a Bear Hunt" as a model, Miller teaches young listeners how to be thoughtful library users. Children will quickly pick up the story motions and learn the catchy refrain: "We're going on a book hunt./We're going to a find a good one./We know how./Not too easy,/Not too hard,/But just right." Westcott's illustrations are chock-full of humorous detail that children will enjoy poring over. "Just right" sums ups this addition to library-etiquette titles perfectly.
--School Library Journal

The Hole Story of the Doughnut

Stomach-aches, sailors, and doughnuts--learn how these three are connected in the Hole Story of the Doughnut. Vincent X. Kirsch is the illustrator. 


​Substitute Groundhog

This whimsical story is sure to please. Groundhog comes down with the flu just before his big day, so he has to hold auditions for substitute weather tellers. The pictures add much life to the various animals as well as to the humor of the search. In the end, Groundhog is forced to think about what makes him perfect for the job, and his wise appointment of a substitute results in an unlikely friend.
----School Library Journal
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​Squirrel's New Year's Resolutions

The simple dialogue and predictable plot make this a good read-aloud, and the brightly colored, acrylic cartoons are full of fun details and expression, giving the woodland creatures anthropomorphic characteristics. This introduction to the tradition of resolutions is a strong addition to holiday collections.
—School Library Journal
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