Books by Jan Thomas
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review 1: With Jan Thomas' amazingly vibrant and humor filled illustrations and wonderful word bubble text, my story time audience found this book laugh-out-loud-funny. The Easter Bunny is trying to give the reader very serious step-by-step lessons in creating beautiful Easter eggs. He is...
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review 1: Booklist (March 1, 2009 (Online))Preschool-Kindergarten. Three dust bunnies, Ed, Ned, and Ted, rhyme all the time. They say that far, jar, and tar rhyme with car, but a fourth dust bunny, Bob, just does not seem to get it; he says, “Look!” When they try and teach him that rug, hu...
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review 1: Can You Make a Scary Face by Jan Thomas is a very fun book. This is another Simon says book that has the reader act out parts of the story. It starts off with a Lady bug giving directions and has a little fun with the reader by making them stand, sit, and stand again. Later th...
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review 1: I missed this one by Jan Thomas. It's another fun addition to her collection. This would work as a good gathering book when I'm still waiting for people to show up for preschool. Or good anytime in toddler or movement. Perhaps I'll use it for movement even though the really young...
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review 1: This was a great book to get a crowd of kiddos full of energy! I even got a bit more energetic after reading this one. Great for a preschool or kindergarten classroom setting. Is Everyone Ready For Fun? is the story of three bubbly cows who keep annoying their friend, the chic...
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review 1: "I can't wait to show Pig and Mouse my Jack-o'-lantern!" says Duck, right before he falls into the pumpkin and it gets stuck on his head. "Can anyone help me?""Argghhhh! It's a Pumpkin Monster!!" and Pig and Mouse run. Only to be chased by Duck who thinks he's being chased by tha...
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review 1: Summary: Four colorful "things" named Ed, Ned, Ted, and Bob love to rhyme. They meet a big mean dust bunny who tries to ruin their fun. But a big cat comes along and ruins the dust bunny's fun. In the end, they all rhyme together and help to create a nice and friendly dust bunny....
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review 1: A Birthday for Cow! by Jan Thomas, is an easy to read, cartoon illustrative style book, which is why I was drawn to it. I love the how colorful the animal characters are drawn, and how you can clearly perceive their emotions (even if it is not written on the page). Pig and mouse ...
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review 1: I love Jan Thomas' books. This is a fabulous, short choice for the birthday-theme storytime. And I love the duck. I couldn't help feeling sorry for the cake makers at the end, but I did like their solution. I think the preschool crowd will get the humor. Toddler probably would, t...