Publisher: Puffin Books

Year of Publication: 2002

Summary and Annotation:

Slowly, slowly, slowly, the sloth moved along the branch of the tree. While the sloth took its time, different animals came and went. Because of how the sloth moved, he was asked why he was slow, quiet, and boring, but did not reply. Finally, when he was asked why he was lazy, he explained that he was not, rather, it was just the way he moved. 

The story shows how some animals (and people) choose to move slowly compared to others. Though they may be judged from how they moved, it does not mean that they arelazy. It is just how they are, different from anybody else.

Publisher: Child’s Play Ltd.

Year of Publication: 2002

Summary and Annotation:

This book is based on a song. Over the meadow, different animal mothers are with their offspring. There are toads, fishes, squirrels, otters, bees, crows, rabbits, lizards, frogs, and spiders. They made different movements and sounds. On each page, there is an increase in the number of animals from 1 to 10. What is more interesting about the book, peek holes reveal where each animal family lives.

The repeated rhymes and patterns make it easy and interesting for children to read the book. The colorful pictures with holes make the children excited to turn each page. 

Illustrator: Felicia Bond

Publisher: Scholastic

Year of Publication: 1991

Summary and Annotation:

A boy gives a moose a muffin, the moose will ask for more. Then you have to make more muffins, and here is where the story gets more exciting. Each event causes another, and another, from asking for a sweater to asking for jam. And the jam will make him ask for a muffin, which implies that the cycle will start all over again. 

There is an unpredictable turn of events at each page, one more interesting and funny than the previous one. The children who read this can be asked to predict what might happen, and be surprised at what actually happened. 

Publisher: Scholastic

Year of Publication: 2002

Summary and Annotation: 

Duck decided to ride a bike. She passed by different animals including Cow, Sheep, Dog, Cat, Horse, Chicken, Goat, the two Pigs, and Mouse. each time she passed by the different animals, they greeted her, but thought that she was crazy riding a bike. All of a sudden, a group of kids on bikes zoomed that who didn’t notice Duck. The kids then left the bikes outside. The animals witnessed how fun, it was to ride the bikes, they decided to try it out themselves. 

The story has a pattern and at the same time, a variety. Each animal had a different personality and an opinion on what the Duck did. the pictures are vivid and colourful, that it is enticing to look at and read. In the end, no matter what the animals’ thought of Duck, they had fun on their own riding adventure. 

Illustrator: David Austin Clar Studio

Publisher: Night Sky Books

Year of Publication: 2002

Summary and Annotation:

When the fishes were given allowed to play outsides, they decided to hold their own races. The fish friends had different ways of seeing the race - Spike was a sore loser who gave up without finishing the race, Puffer boasted every time he could. They eventually decided to stop playing, until Dyna had a brilliant idea: They will play obstacle relay, and they have to work together to win. During the race, they should not knock anything down. Rainbow Fish zoomed around, while Rusty took his time. Of course, Rainbow Fish knocked a pile of shells, making Rusty the winner.

In this book, fishes of all shapes and sizes make up the group. Each fish had its own unique way of swimming, which had an effect on the race. The bottomline of the story: In any game, it is important to be a good sport since there will always be a winner and loser.