Barefoot Books
My Granny Went To Market
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I love books and not just because
I am a teacher. So when I was asked to do a book review for Bonnie Hessler of Barefoot Books, I was
ecstatic! I read My GrannyWent To Market as soon as I opened the box it came in and
couldn’t wait to share it with my Kindergarten class.
My Granny
Went To Market by Stella Blackstone is a classic counting book
with a fresh new feel. Good old Granny buys a flying carpet and travels the
world picking up interesting goods from places like Mexico and Thailand. My
favorite part had to be when Granny flew to Russia for nesting dolls because it
made me think of my sister. The ending is great as well; it leaves the book
open for discussion of where the reader would take their magic carpet. This book is great for helping children work on counting to 10, it would be a great social studies link, and it is a good Language link because rhymes.
Illustrations are one of my
favorite parts of children’s books and the illustrator of My Granny
Went To Market, Christopher Corr, outdid himself. My Granny
Went To Market is full of extravagant colorful pictures that
really capture each country Granny visits. When Granny visits Africa for six
booming drums Corr has painted a beautiful picture of the sunny desert. It’s so
vibrant that the wildebeest seems to be running right off the pages.
I read children’s books
every day to my students so I know a good book when I read it and My Granny
Went To Market is a good book. I asked our 1st and 2nd grade teacher to read it to their students as well (the teachers loved it too). But don’t take our word for it,
take a listen to the REAL experts and find out what they thought of this great
counting book.
Barefoot Books is a company started by two mothers who wanted their children to have books that brought them to other worlds and that opened their imagination. It has grown to a worldwide community of writers and others who work together to do just that.
*Jess*
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from Bonnie Hessler of Barefoot
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Special
thanks to Bonnie
Hessler of Barefoot Books for working
with us and for offering this awesome giveaway!
Disclosure:
I was sent the above mentioned products directly from this representative. I
was not monetarily compensated for facilitating this review. All opinions
expressed are my own. Your experience with these products may differ.
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