FICTION

I Love to Dance I Love to Sing I Love Vacations

by Anna WALKER
978-1-41698-323-1.
COPY ISBN
PreS-K—Ollie, an adorable zebra with soft gray stripes, returns in these titles. He loves to dance loudly as well as quietly, and to shake his "wobbly belly." He loves to sing anywhere: on the stairs, in the bathtub with a cup of tea, in the lemon tree. On vacation, Ollie eats ice cream, loves "sandy sandwiches," listens to owls hooting, and goes sailing. And whatever he does, his best buddy, Fred, a dog wearing a red collar, is along for the fun. With plenty of repetition and sight words, Walker makes good use of rhyme. The colored-ink illustrations are set against ample white space and give the book an airy feel. The story lines are simple enough for toddlers to understand, and the books will also appeal to budding readers.—Kris Hickey, Columbus Metropolitan Library, OH
In each of these playful books, young zebra Ollie announces, in lilting rhyme, what he loves about the title activity. Delicately inked illustrations with lots of white space portray Ollie and his dog, Fred, as they romp from beach to bathtub to bed. The volumes are pleasingly simple and easy to follow. Review covers these titles: I Love to Dance, I Love to Sing, and I Love Vacations.
Reviewed by Kris Hickey , Jun 01, 2011

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