I Stink!
by Kate McMullan
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Book Reviews of I Stink!
Book Review: Eh. I had different expectations.
Summary: 2 Stars
I really wanted to like this book. We live in the city and my daughter loves to watch the trucks collect garbage and recyclables. But this trash truck character has a bad attitude. I'm not the goody-goody that sounds like. I just didn't like how the truck made comments like, "Did I wake you? Too bad!" or used "Baby" to refer to the reader, like some kind of swinger. It shifted the focus onto the attitude of the truck, and not the appreciation of an important city service. It tried to be too cool and in doing so makes it not such a great children's book.
I did like the ABC portion where a trash was listed for each letter of the alphabet.
Book Review: A boy and his garbage truck--it's a beautiful thing
Summary: 5 Stars
In addition to all the other reasons why this book is fantastic (which my son and I totally agree with, btw), we love this because it is a wonderful read-aloud book. What makes it particularly good for that is the way that the authors use different typefaces, positioning and text formatting to let you know exactly how to read a particular word or phrase (it's too bad that more children's books don't do this). And even the most rhythm-challenged parent should be able to come up with a respectable flow for the truck's "back-up rap". Lots of fun for both child and parent.Book Review: Great book
Summary: 4 Stars
My daughter (20 months) LOVES this book. We read it numerous times a day, and she can fill in many of the words. She is also recognizing many of the letters from the "alphabet soup" pages. The only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 is that there are a few rude parts("outta my way!" "Did I wake you? Too bad!). Since toddlers repeat everything, I just skip those parts-no big deal. I also wish it came in a board book format. Otherwise, I highly recommend this for any child obsessed with watching the garbage truck!Book Review: My son loves this book
Summary: 5 Stars
I picked up this book in our local library and my son wouldn't let me put it down!
We bought it for him for his birthday and he really does think its brilliant. His favourite page is the Garbage Lorry burping...when my husband reads it to him he adds in an "Excuse Me" which makes our boy giggle. Not sure about some of the choices for the alphabet section...X is an XL T-shirt...but hey nothing is perfect!
All children will enjoy this book, its really vivid and easy to read EVERY night too!
Book Review: Awesome Kids Book
Summary: 5 Stars
A three year old introduced me to I Stink. Even though he couldn't read, he knew almost every descriptive word. He "read" the book with such enthusiasm and energy. I bought the book for my grandkids, and they enjoy it just as much. They enjoy the DVD version, and the CD version, so they can look at the book while listening or viewing the story as well. The illustrations are great too! For me it is the sound of the words, they make the story exciting every time you read it.