Review: Asking for food
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 25, 2013
Yael Aharoni has written a charming little story for youngsters who may just be beginning to associate printed words with spoken words. Coupling the story with very fine illustrations by Mario, this book not only has a level of entertainment in seeing the spelling of how familiar animals communicate, but also teaches a child the concepts of sharing, learning, seeking advice from friends....and catching the bug for books!The story is short and simple. Lucky is a puppy who is hungry but can't remember how to ask for food from the `mom' in the kitchen, so out he goes and seeks advice on how to ask for food from a rooster (`cock-a-doodle-doo'), a cow (`moo-moo'), a sheep (`baa-baa'), and a crow (`squawk-squawk'). Unable to either say these words or to make them work, Lucky returns to his friend Lassie and Lassie knows dog speak so Lucky learns `woof-woof' and that solves the problem: mom apologizes for forgetting to feed Lucky but responds to his request of his new found knowledge and all ends well.It is nice to find a book that is a true early learning book - one that children can quickly assimilate and relate things they know by sight with words they hear by sound. It works very well as an instructional tool as well as a fun little diverting story children will love.  Grady Harp, May 13