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and the rhymes are super catchy and fun. Look for the hints on each pair of pages, glimpses of what will come next in this wacky tale. One berry, two berry, pick me a blueberry. The drawings are top notch, full of details. Joyous and downright delicious. I am pretty certain I can recite this one by heart, having read it an unimaginable number of times to my twins, now age three. It's incredibly silly, fantastic (waffle trees anyone).
They can recite the whole thing, even though it's filled with nonsense words. The kids love it too. I love the rhythm of the book and the pictures. I don't mind reading it over and over to the kids.
Made up words and wonderful cadence take this boy on a berry-picking adventure with a bear over a waterfall, through strawberry fields, on the trackberry with the blackberry train, and into raspberry fair.Simply wonderful -- we have read this many, many times. The language is so appealing. My first grader still enjoys this book. He follows the illustrations very well, with the sense of "what's coming next." Littler children (much littler) are just enthralled by the book.
The story itself is a lovely mix of word play, and delightful imagery. Appropriate for very young children as the just the sound of the story is delightful, up to well. I will not be coy. We return to this one again and again. I suppose adult as I'm still enjoying it. This is one of my favorite children books to read to my children. The illustrations are whimsical and invite your children to make sense of them and help tell the story.
Not only does my son enjoy the pictures and the rhymes, but I really enjoy reading it as well. I wish more of the books out there were like this one. As a new mom, I have been disappointed with some of the children's books I have come across. This is what a young child's book should be: full of catchy and easy to remember rhymes and rife with terrific art work. Highly recommended for even the youngest of children. As a lover of literature, I find myself being very judgmental of everything I read for my son. Degen's Jamberry, however, is wonderful.
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