Hey! Wake Up!
by Sandra Boynton
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Book Reviews of Hey! Wake Up!
Book Review: Just to add to the accolades...
Summary: 5 Stars
As a teacher I use this book in morning circle time with a class of mostly non-verbal autistic preschool students, and it's hands-down the class favorite. The language of the book is so basic that we include a lot of introductory signs ("eat", "juice", "open") along with the movements, and basically move for the whole book. One of my students in particular has really had a breakthrough with this book - he makes us act it out all day! It's the first thing he's really learned to imitate, and about the first positive "fixation" he's had in class. It's wonderful.And we love "broccoli stew - ew", too. Even my completely non-verbal, non-signing kids make an effort to get an "ew" out.
Just don't do what I did, and point out later in the day that a kid has beef stew for lunch! I tried that, got a worried look and an "ew" from a little girl, and had to spend the better part of a week convincing her to touch any part of her lunch again... oops. ("It's not broccoli!" Didn't matter to her.)
We want more Sandra Boynton!!! (By the way, my class also loves "But Not the Hippopotamus" and "Oh My Oh My Oh Dinosaur".)
Book Review: Jaunty rhythms for the kiddies.
Summary: 4 Stars
I love these books. My daughter loves these books. Boynton's books are cutsie-poosie for the kiddies, and they are hard to read without starting to sing.There was one part that made me uncomfortable, though. I know this is going to sound hyper-sensitive, but it bummed me out when the narrator tells the little rabbit that he's too small for basketball. The book goes on to tell the elephant: "You're too big to use the swings, you should go do big guy things." The elephant looks despondent on the swing, like an eight-year-old with a glandular problem being teased by adults who think he's twelve. It made me a little sad. Why can't the rabbit play basketball and why can't the elephant ride a swing with the other kids? But, I know, it's just a kids book, I'm definitely missing the point, but I can't help what it made me think.
But your kid will love it. The rhythms are jaunty and fun. Enjoy.
Book Review: ANOTHER GREAT BOARD BOOK FROM BOYNTON
Summary: 5 Stars
Sandra Boynton has always been one of our favorites. The books are always a hit and this one is no different. She's covered going to bed now it's time to "hey! Wake up!" in this latest, 24 page board book. The book features Sandra's signature silly rhyming style accompanied by her wonderfully wacky cartooning style with bright, colorful artwork.
Her Typically silly animals awake to start a new day with a lion, Bear, Elephant and hippo in one bed and pig, cat and rabbit in another. Then its off eat breakfast, get dressed, and head outside to play. When the little Rabbit has a hard time playing basketball, he gets a big boost from the bear as the book teaches kids about helping each other out and just generally being nice. Yet another winner from Sandra!
Book Review: Great bit of fun if you don't read too much into it
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a quick, bouncy book about a group of animals and their morning routine.
You can overthink the broccoli stew bit (my nieces think it's really funny to say "ew" at broccoli, because they LOVE broccoli - and so do I, but I think having it for breakfast would be a little much!), and you can overthink the rabbit not being tall enough for basketball (what? He *is* too short to play that game!), but once you're done with that you're left with just this - a short, bouncy book that will wake everybody up when you read it at the top of your lungs in the morning to the tune of... well, any tune at all.
Book Review: Breakfast SMiles
Summary: 4 Stars
My little guy is 6 months old and has adored this book for at least two months. The rhymes always make him smile. I agree that it is a bad message about being too big or too small for activities, and that broccoli stew is "ew!", but I use it as a learning experience (hippos don't like broccoli stew, but it is yummy for bunnies and little boys!). I have it memorized so if he gets upset while stuck in traffic, I can recite it to him and make him smile. I am ordering more of Boynton's books now.