10/6/08

Title: Oh My a Fly!
Author: Jan Pienkowski
Publisher: Dalmatian Publishing Group
Publication Date: July 2000
Genre: Pop-Up, Concept Book-Rhyming
Audience: Gr. Pre-K-2

Overview: Pienkowski comes up with yet another clever pop-up book that will engage young readers. The rhyming story line involves an old woman who swallows many things leading to a shocking ending. Readers will not want the book to end.

Activity: Children can identify the rhyming words in the story and make up new words that rhyme along. They may also like to make up their own verse to the story choosing an animal and making rhymes to fit into the plot.

Reviewer’s Name: Amelia Smith