Sarah Asper-Smith

Non-Fiction, Picture Book, Alphabet and Animals
Asper-Smith, Sarah. Have You Ever Seen a Smack of Jellyfish? Little Bigfoot, 2010.
UNP. Primary.
Have You Ever Seen a Smack of Jellyfish is a simple, but cute alphabet book that goes through the alphabet letter by letter and talks about different groups of animals that begin with that letter. The illustrations are simple, but colorful and engaging for young readers. I will include this book in my library.

Alaskan Connections: Animals that can be found in Alaska.
Activity: Practice and learn the alphabet, learn about different animals and their group names.… (mer)

This is a sweet children's book. It shows the homes of various animals and gives facts about those animals, and of course ends with a human child and parent walking to their home. I enjoyed that the human parent & child were shadowy outlines so any person reading it could fit themselves into the book. I thought the selection of animals was nice - some familiar favorites (polar bears) but some deep cuts as well (tufted puffins). The artwork is fairly realistic and not too cutesy, which is one thing I appreciate in an animal book. Altogether I enjoyed this book.

I received this ebook for free via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.… (mer)