The Little Crooked Bookshelf

Jazzy in the Jungle 
by Lucy Cousins

This week's pick is from Cottager Kristen Tracy.

What it's all about . . .

A baby lemur plays hide-and-seek from his mother in a colorful and delightful jungle story.
 
Why it’s on the Crooked Bookshelf . . .

It’s fun to look for baby lemurs. And it’s even more fun with all the jungle animals helping.
 

Our favorite lines . . .

Mama JoJo looks by the tumtum trees. Where are you, Baby Jazzy?
 

Our favorite illustration . . .



From JAZZY IN THE JUNGLE. Illustration copyright 2013 by Lucy Cousins.

Why kids will love it . . .

It’s a colorful book with lift-up flaps that create a vivid and multi-layered jungle. The anteater is quite fetching.
 

Why grown-ups will love it . . .
It’s sweet and humorous and a good way to teach a child about all the animals that live in the jungle.

The Little Crooked Bookshelf (with a Giveaway!)

PECK, PECK, PECK
by Lucy Cousins

What it's all about . . .
A little woodpecker is taught how to peck … and gets a little carried away when visiting a nearby house.

Why it's on The Little Crooked Bookshelf . . .
Lucy Cousins’ charming, naïve illustration style is perfect for very young readers. The clever rhyming text and cumulative PECK PECK PECKs make for a great read-aloud, and the ingenious die-cut holes throughout are a visual (and textural) treat!

Our favorite line . . .
“I peck, peck, peck/a magazine,/a picture of/Aunt Geraldine,/an armchair,/a teddy bear,/and a book/called Jane Eyre."

Our favorite illustration . . .

PECK, PECK, PECK. Copyright © 2013 by Lucy Cousins. Reproduced by permission of the publisher, Candlewick Press, Somerville, MA on behalf of Walker Books, London.

Why kids will love it . . .
A woodpecker pecking at tennis rackets, jellybeans, polka-dotted underpants, and a toilet? Hole-y moley!

Why grown-ups will love it . . .
It’s a joy to read and point out all the fun details with your little one, AND it has a sweet — and calming — bedtime ending.

And there's a giveaway!

Add a comment or the title of your favorite Lucy Cousins' book in the section below. We'll choose one comment at random to win a copy of PECK, PECK, PECK. *Giveaway winner will be announced on Tuesday, September 24th!*

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNER, JON K.!