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What’s that you say? You don’t like to get dressed in the
morning? Well, it’s a good thing you’re not an octopus because they have 8 legs which makes putting on pants much more difficult than the 2 legs you have. The round-faced boy in
this book has a list of activities he doesn’t like, from riding in his car seat
to taking a bath, putting on his shoes to brushing his teeth. Luckily, the
unnamed narrator is able to find the bright side to each activity, “If you were
a shark you could have two hundred teeth to brush!” At the end of the day,
“It’s a good thing you’re YOU!”
The activities in the book begin with the boy getting
out of bed in the morning and end as he puts his pajamas on for bed at night. The
simple and short text quickly establishes a pattern and the comparisons are
easy for kids to understand. The painterly illustrations are colorful and kids
will giggle at the pages that show the animals doing human
activities. There’s something comical about a shark standing at the sink
brushing his teeth.
This short book is great for toddlers, who will be able to
identify with the things the boy has to do in the story. Keep the kids engaged
by having them do a different gesture for each activity. The last pages of the
book recap all the activities, so you can do them all in order once again.
Use this book for an octopus storytime and pair it with
Herman the Helper and rhymes like One Little, Two Little, Three Little Octopuses.
You could also use this for a storytime about getting
dressed and pair it with What Will You Wear Jesse Bear? or Ella Sarah Gets Dressed. Use the rhyme Put Your Pants On. You can change the lyrics from “baby”
to “buddy.”
For more ideas, check out the suggested activities in this PDF from Raising Readers.
-Amy
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