Book In Review

       Kids Like Us is a fun filled picture book for children ages three and up.  The over-sized book is delightful with it’s colorful pictures full of children what they do best, having fun by…playing and using their imaginations.   The book was written by Carole Lexa Schaefer and was illustrated by Pierr. 

        The book starts off asking the question who is on the yellow bus that pulls away on a drizzly day!  This book is great for young preschoolers who are just learning the joys of co-operative, imaginative play together.  The children use their imaginations to ride the bus, to pretend to ride the fire engine, put out fires, and save people.   The use their imaginations to travel to the jungle and become dinosaurs, bears, clowns , knights and princesses and march in a musical band.

         What child could resist the words and imagery and cry out…there’s nothing to do MOM?  I like this book and I think most parents and children will too.   The book gently reminds everyone to clean up and do their share. 

           Kids Like Us was published in 2008 by Viking, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group.  You can visit their site here:  www.penguin.com/youngreaders .   Enjoy!