This review is based off of three books in the Sounds Like Reading Series:
Cleary, B. (2009). The frail snail on the trail: Long vowel sounds with consonant blends. Minneapolis, MN: Millbrook Press.
Cleary, B. (2009). The peaches on the beaches: A book about inflectional endings. Minneapolis, MN: Millbrook Press.
Cleary, B. (2009). The thing on the wing can sing: Short vowel sounds & consonant digraphs. Minneapolis, MN: Millbrook Press.
Interest Level: 7 & under
Subjects/Themes: Rhyming, Phonics, Humor
Plot: The format of all three books is the same. In each two page spread, there is a column on the left hand side which contains three rhyming words and their pictures. On the bottom there is a silly sentence with each of the rhyming words in bold type face. The rest of the page contains a humorous picture that goes along with the silly sentence. A little mouse challenges the reader to find the rhyming words. The book starts off easy, with three rhyming words, and then slowly grows harder, with five rhyming words, in each sentence.
Personal Thoughts: All three titles are brightly illustrated and humorous. The funny rhymes and their corresponding pictures will have children smiling. Such as "the witch threw the switch in the ditch" has a bright halloween type of witch throwing light switches into a small ditch. With only one sentence per page, the book is a little short. Simple and straightforward this series is an okay addition to a library’s beginning reader section.
Sounds Like Reading Website: http://www.soundslikereading.com/
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