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

Moo Hoo (2012) - Candace Ryan & Mike Lowery

Moo Hoo is a fun, silly, clever and maybe just a little hard to pronounce, book of rhymes. When I first started reading it, I was envisioning dividing up the Storytime crowd into too groups, the Moos and the Hoos, both of which would shout out their word on cue. Before long, I decided that this probably wouldn't work. :( It probably would work, that is, until Kangaroo shows up and things get phonetically complicated. I'm not sure I could pull it off, but it's a very cute book.

Once again, the book is a little on the small side, so it would probably work better for smaller groups than large ones. And the tongue twisters are not easy! Still, it's a very cute book. I just might try it....

Storytelling  4

Color Attractiveness  3
Book Size 3
Text Size  4
Illustrations  4
Participation Potential  3 
Overall Appropriateness for Storytime 3.5