Title: Oh My Oh My Oh Dinosaurs!

Author: Sandra Boynton

Oh My Oh My Oh Dinosaurs describes the different feelings and characteristics that dinosaurs can be. From happy to sad and from good to bad, dinosaurs come in all different shapes and sizes.

This book is great for little children. It is a cardboard book that shows opposites in a fun way as well as adding a little rhyme to the story. The pictures are colorful and the book easy to follow. This story is great for infants and toddlers to learn comparisons as well as be amused by the different dinosaurs illustrated.

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Publication Date: 1993

ISBN: 978-1-56405-441-9

Monica’s rating: 5 out of 5

Title: Runaway Bunny

Author: Margaret Wise Brown

In Runaway Bunny a little bunny describes different scenarios to get away from his mother. His mother counters him by telling him what she would do to find and protect him. In the end, the bunny realizes that he can never truly get away from his mother. 

This is a cute children’s book with the message that one’s mother would always be there for you. The pages with dialouge have black and white pictures. After each scenario there is a two page colored picture of what the bunny becomes with his mother finding him. This really highlights how the bunny's mother will always be there for him. 

Publisher: Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc.

Publication Date: 1942

ISBN: 0-06-107429-2

Monica’s rating: 4 out of 5 stars

The Hat

Title: The Hat

Author: Jan Brett

The Hat is a story about a little hedge hog, Hedgie, who finds a sock and puts it on his head, but he cannot take it off. Throughout the tale, he meets up with other animals who question his fashion statement. At the end he learns the secret about animals and clothing. 

I have read Jan Brett’s The Mitten before and enjoyed it, and thought this would be a good read too. This is a great children’s book on being yourself despite what others may think. The art work is very good. I like how there are small pictures to the right and left of the main picture. The left side gives the reader an insight as to what the girl is doing, and the picture on the right shows which animal Hedgie will meet next. Though it is a card board book, it may be difficult for an infant or toddler to understand the message, but they may enjoy the story line as they follow Hedgie around the barn. Toddlers can also learn the noises the different animals make, as these are incorporated into the dialogue. 

Publisher: J.P. Putnam’s Sons

Publication Date: 1997

ISBN: 0-399-23461-6

Monica’s rating: 4 out of 5 stars