How About a Kiss for Me?

PreS An unseen narrator asks a little boy, "Do you like to kiss a dog? Do you like to kiss a frog?" And so this rhyming list of potential animals, reptiles, birds, and insects begins. Each page shows the little boy gamely trying to kiss (or avoid kissing) creatures such as a skunk, snake, goose, and flea. At the end of the story, the father asks for his own kiss goodnight, completing the circle. Some of the rhymes are a little forced, but that will be covered up by the laughs from children envisioning themselves kissing these animals. The illustrations are sweet and humorous-readers can tell from the expression on the little boy's face whether or not he is inclined to kiss that animal. This book would be ideal as an individual lap-sit or storytime selection. Either way, readers will feel that it ended just right, with a kiss from Dad.-"Susan E. Murray, Glendale Public Library, AZ" Copyright 2010 Media Source Inc.