Books by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
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review 1: This wild romp of a book is perfect for any jungle themed storytime! Two orangutangs wake up, craving a snack, in the middle of the night. They find some delicious mangoes in a tree, but when they reach for them, they lose their balance and the mangoes and monkeys come crashing...
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review 1: This book has a great concept but I found it was poorly executed by the illustrations. There was the chance for a lot of humor but I found the pictures to be a little crude. Moose was only shown in one light over and over again. I did enjoy the end where the ducks find out that t...
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review 1: A bunch of baby chickens run wild after their mother puts them to bed. After a few reminders, the mother decides to get wild with the chicks too. The family dances around the bedroom and has a wonderful time, until all the chicks are sleepy and ready for bed. Then momma chicke...
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review 1: I can't help but compare this book to Rex Wrecks It by Ben Clanton. Both star a Tyrannosaurus who wrecks. In Rex, the dinosaur is reminiscent of 90% of the toddlers I know. In Bardhan-Quallen's story, the dinosaurs are older, and while Tyrannosaurus' actions start out as being wi...
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review 1: I would never have picked this book out, but my son chose it at the library and loves it. On first read, it felt sort of bizarre -- I had to explain what a vampire was, and why the animals were afraid of the pig, and there was a lot of confusion. But he's so drawn to it, so we ke...
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review 1: Perfect for back-to-school for preschoolers or kindergarten. What a great play on words, and introduction to homophones for older students!Sparse, simple text is to the point and told in rhyme, making it easy for young readers to read it again and again by themselves. They will l...
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review 1: Not quite sure how I feel about this, since the poor wee girly was inept at all the lowliest pirate jobs. But then again, those were mostly traditional women's work. Her main skill was both very useful and required them to use her for financial gain...okay, the feminist in me is ...