Books by Tom Watson
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review 1: I bought this book at the school book fair because of the illustrations.I have so many students who ask "Is a stick figure all right?" Or they tell me that they can't draw so they can't illustrate. Well, this book proves that you don't have to be a great illustrator to illustrate...
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review 1: Since I work with a lot of children's books, I've been reading some to see what else is out there. I happened upon this book when I was reloading my Kindle, and I'm glad I did. It's a short story but has creative illustrations and allows the children to be the heroes of the story...
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review 1: I bought this book for my brother's ninth birthday as he got started on reading with The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. I thought this book comes close to that type of easy reading, and found the story and illustrations much more appropriate than Captain Underpants (though I was a ...
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review 1: I grabbed this because it was free, but when I looked at it, I was pleasantly surprised. The art looks like collage style, similar to what is used on programs like Blues Clues. The think I liked the best, though, was the unusual rhyme scheme. Each "verse" had six lines, and th...
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review 1: 7th read-aloud book this year. First of the graphic novel genre. Wasn't sure how this would work, but I downloaded it on my iPad and projected the screen using the doc cam so they could see all the pictures. It was a huge hit with the fourth grade crowd. And with me. All abo...
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review 1: My barely 7 year old is reading this right now. We are laughing out-loud during it. Another reviewer mentions that it is better for older children because of the author's humor. Our 4 year old thinks it is pretty funny too. The story is about the life of a dog and his friends wi...