Status
Available
Call number
Collections
Publication
Collins, 1966.
Subjects
Original publication date
1964
Description
A well-mannered little boy has permission to bring his animal friends to visit the king and queen.
User reviews
LibraryThing member beckie05
In this story a queen and a king invite a young child to their castle. He asked if he may bring a friend and they are very excited and tell him it is no problem. His friend ends up being an elephant.
This story is very cute because it is not expected that a child would have an elephant as a friend.
A good extension can be for all the children to draw a picture and/or write down the names of their friends. Also, I can have them write or draw a picture of a fun adventure they had with a friend.
This story is very cute because it is not expected that a child would have an elephant as a friend.
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I liked it because it shows children that you can have many different types of friends.A good extension can be for all the children to draw a picture and/or write down the names of their friends. Also, I can have them write or draw a picture of a fun adventure they had with a friend.
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LibraryThing member awoodham93
The illustrations in May I Bring a Friend are phenominal. I love how the backgrounds are colored, but the details are done with what appears to be pen. The illustrations are very vivid, and make you laugh when you see what is happening in the story. The little boy has many animals friends that he
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brings along with him to meet with the King and the Queen. Each time he is invited, he brings along a new friend. However, the King and the Queen invite the little boy another time, and instead the boy's friends want the King and the Queen to come visit them. So the boy, the King, the Queen, and all of their animal friends drink tea in the zoo on a Saturday at half-past two. Show Less
LibraryThing member chron002
This was one of my favorites. I loved the pictures and the book is good for boys and girls. The little boy has tea with the king and queen and asks if he can bring a friend and each time brings a zoo animal. At the end they go visit all of the animals at the zoo! Such a cute book and a good way to
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teach different animals. Good for K-1st grade. Show Less
LibraryThing member emtimmins
What a great read aloud--you take your voice all over the place. A classic and wonderful. Kids love watching to see what animal (s) will be next.
LibraryThing member conuly
This book is a bit longer than many picture books, and the illustrations aren't as colorful as in more modern books, so some smaller children may have trouble sitting through it. However, with the right age range, this book is wonderful.
A little boy is just randomly invited to the palace for the
It's sweet, it's simple, it has a gentle rhyme, my nieces love it - I love it! You definitely want to check this one out.
A little boy is just randomly invited to the palace for the
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tea (every day in a week, in fact). So each time he brings a guest, another animal, until Saturday when he turns the tables and they all go to the zoo to eat their tea instead.It's sweet, it's simple, it has a gentle rhyme, my nieces love it - I love it! You definitely want to check this one out.
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LibraryThing member aflanig1
A young boy is invited to the King and Queens house for tea and is allowed to bring his friends with him. Cute rhyming story
LibraryThing member tnelson725
Caldecott winner. The narrator in this story is invited to visit the king and queen and every day he brings a new friend. On Sunday he brings a giraffe to tea. On Monday he brings a hippo to dinner. On Tuesday he brings monkeys to lunch. On Wednesday he brings an elephant to breakfast. On Thursday
This is a really fun story with repetitive rhyming that kids will enjoy reading along with. The illustrations won the book a Caldecott Award and I could easily see why.
For the classroom, I would have students create a fantasy where they would invite an animal to their classroom. They need to tell what kind of animal and what they would be doing.
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he brings lions to Halloween. This continues until the narrator and the animals invite the king and queen to visit them and then the book explains that this is why the king and queen were seen in the zoo having tea.This is a really fun story with repetitive rhyming that kids will enjoy reading along with. The illustrations won the book a Caldecott Award and I could easily see why.
For the classroom, I would have students create a fantasy where they would invite an animal to their classroom. They need to tell what kind of animal and what they would be doing.
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LibraryThing member NancyReed
Very cute and funny story. I love the rhyme/sing song verses. My 5 year old could not wait to see who or WHAT friend this little boy would bring next. We enjoyed it very much.
LibraryThing member sarahdvs
Summary: This is a story about a little boy who gets an invite to the King and Queen to have Sunday tea with them. The little boy ask in return if he can bring a friend with him each time they ask him to come and they said yes, so he brought a friend with him and each time it was a different kind
Personal Reaction: This story started out me thinking that this little boy was going to bring friends with him to everything that he was invited to but my first thought was that it was going to be other little boys and possibly girls but instead he brought animals as his friends which is alright.
Classroom Extension Idea: 1. I could read this book to the children and let them figure out what was going on in the story. 2. This story would help the kids know that you can be friends with animals and people. I believe it would help the kids if they knew that.
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of animal. Personal Reaction: This story started out me thinking that this little boy was going to bring friends with him to everything that he was invited to but my first thought was that it was going to be other little boys and possibly girls but instead he brought animals as his friends which is alright.
Classroom Extension Idea: 1. I could read this book to the children and let them figure out what was going on in the story. 2. This story would help the kids know that you can be friends with animals and people. I believe it would help the kids if they knew that.
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LibraryThing member SarahChaisson
A young boy is invited to have tea with the King and Queen. He asked to bring a friend and of course they agree. He first brings his friend a giraffe and then a hippo. He then asked to bring his other friends, monkeys. The monkeys tear up everything and eat all the food. Next, comes an elephant,
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lions who roared, and seal who plays the trumpet. The boy, King and Queen all get invited to visit the animals for tea on Saturday. When they get to their home they are all at the zoo. Show Less
LibraryThing member kowasuza
Using rhythmic, lilting language, May I Bring a Friend? explores the surprising results when a boy is invited to tea by the King and Queen and he asks to bring a friend with him. Whimsical line drawings and bright analogous colors accentuate the humorous tone of these rhymes. Young children will
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enjoy predicting which friend or friends the boy will bring with him on his next visit so this engaging book is a terrific choice for a story time at the library. Ages 3-6. Show Less
LibraryThing member ambourg7
The text and illustrations match well together. Montresor uses a bit of shading with various shapes. The colors are limited but show the same throughout. The use of black and white illustrations gives a contrast with the colors. The pictures have delicate details that show the emotional expressions
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LibraryThing member DonnaKLewis
Review: A simple story about a little boy who gets invited over by the King and Queen. After each invite he ask if he can bring a friend with him until the end when he ask them to go with him to visit his friends.
Personal: I thought this was a cute story that showed the good use of
Classroom Extension: 1. Talk about the different animals shown and which animal they would like to take somewhere. 2. Talk about the use of good manners.
Personal: I thought this was a cute story that showed the good use of
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manners.Classroom Extension: 1. Talk about the different animals shown and which animal they would like to take somewhere. 2. Talk about the use of good manners.
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LibraryThing member abarnes012892
May I Bring a Friend is about a child being asked to visit the king and queen and each time he wants to bring a variety of friends. And at the end the king and queen finally visit the child and his friends at the zoo. Although the pictures were appropriate for this type of book, it did not meet my
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expectations for a picture book because the pictures didn’t make sense to me without reading the book. The color scale was too pink. The illustrator did use a variety of techniques to create this book; it just didn’t do a good job with telling a story. Show Less
LibraryThing member A.Smith
This repetitive, rhyming story is very sweet. The king and queen are gracious hosts and the boy uses his best manners. The silly pictures do betray the book's 1960's roots. But the story is so sweet and timeless that parents will want to read it repeatedly to their children.
LibraryThing member tiburon
A charming tale told in rhyme about a boy who brings different animals to have tea with the king and queen. (Illustrated by Beni Montresor)
LibraryThing member scote23
Caldecott Winner 1965
I think it has a good message about trying to accept other people's friends, but I wasn't getting into the rhythm of the text.
I think it has a good message about trying to accept other people's friends, but I wasn't getting into the rhythm of the text.
LibraryThing member hcurrey
The illustrations are still enjoyable, if a bit dated. I would use it in a unit on animals, friends, or to illustrate good manners and the importance of saying what you mean.
LibraryThing member 1derlys
A King and Queen invite a little girl to dine with them over 6 days. Each time she is invited she asks if she may bring a friend. The King and Queen tell her that a friend of hers is a friend of theirs. Over the course of time she invites an interesting group of friends and the King and Queen treat
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her friends with all the courtesies of which a friend deserves. On the 7th day the girl invites the King and Queen to dine with her and all of her friends in kind return. Show Less
LibraryThing member DHouston
The story about a little boy who is invited to tea with the King and Queen. He ask if he may bring a friend. They say that any friend of his is welcomed. But they are surprised to see that his friend is a giraffe.
LibraryThing member dukefan86
What a cute, charming little story! It reasonated with me even more than the illustrations.
LibraryThing member aalkurd
This book was an interesting read. I can't believe that the king and queen allowed this kid to bring animals to their house. He literally brought the entire zoo!
LibraryThing member matthewbloome
This was a simple repetitive story of a boy who was unusually good friends with a king and queen. He repeatedly bringsw dinner guets to their palace whenever they invite him and yet the royal couple are surprisingly good natured about it. In fact, they really seem to enjoy his animal guests and
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eventually go so far as to eat with them at the zoo that apparently was lending the boy these animals all that time. Odd, but nicely written. Show Less
LibraryThing member Phill242
Caldecott winner 1965, small boy receives invites to dine with King and Queen. He asks to invite along some friends to which the King and Queen always agree.
LibraryThing member bp0128bd
caldecott winner 1965, small boy receives invites to dine with King and Queen. He asks to invite along some friends to which the King and Queen always agree.
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JP A REG