Tiny Little Fly (2010) - Michael Rosen, Kevin Waldron

Tiny Little Fly (2010) – Michael Rosen, Kevin Waldron (Ill.)

A tiny little fly has a close encounter with an elephant’s great big toes, nose, and eyes before moving to adventures with other animals. The poor fly is just trying to stay out of trouble… Or is he?

Tiny Little Fly is filled with great rhymes and sounds kids can imitate. A double fold-out page really makes the massive size of the animals unmistakable. This should be a lot of fun for animal storytimes.  

Storytelling  4
Color Attractiveness  5
Size of Book  5
Text Size  5
Illustrations 5
Participation Potential  4
Overall Appropriateness for Storytime  4.5

Dig, Dogs, Dig (2013) - James Horvath

Dig, Dogs, Dig (2013) - James Horvath

Dogs and construction: what's not to like? These working dogs, along with their trucks, machines, and digging tools are lot of fun. The rhymes are generally good. The book suffers, however, from two problems: the story goes a little too long and there's just too much activity on several of the pages. This would be a better book for smaller groups (better still for one-on-one situations) than large ones.

Storytelling  4
Color Attractiveness  5
Size of Book  4
Text Size  3
Illustrations 4
Participation Potential  3
Overall Appropriateness for Storytime 4

Tiptoe Joe (2013) - Ginger Foglesong Gibson, Laura Rankin

Tiptoe Joe (2013) - Ginger Foglesong Gibson, illustrated by Laura Rankin 

Tiptoe Joe is a tennis shoe-wearing bear who's all about gathering his friends to show them something they should really see. Tiptoe Joe's adventure is filled with lots of rhymes and opportunities for group participation. The pictures are large and colorful, the story engaging and fun for all. Don't miss this one!

Storytelling  5
Color Attractiveness  5
Size of Book  5
Text Size  5
Illustrations 5
Participation Potential  5
Overall Appropriateness for Storytime  5