Status
Check shelf
Call number
Genres
Publication
Harry N. Abrams (2013), Edition: Illustrated, 48 pages
Description
Little T remembers that she was frightened last time her family visited the zoo but not why, so her creative family helps by imitating animals from A to Z until she recalls exactly what caused her fear.
Local notes
2402-101
User reviews
LibraryThing member RoniDavis
Little T is getting ready for a school field trip to the zoo. she is afraid because she has a bad experience once before. Little T's family helps her over come her fear with great creativity.
LibraryThing member larisharenee
Little is going to on a field trip the zoo and is afraid because of bad experience had before and the parents supoort Little T.
LibraryThing member MicahCorporaal
Little T begins to panic once his family tells him they are going to the zoo. His parents determine that they must figure out what Little T is afraid of before they head to the zoo. The adventure begins with her father miming an alligator, his mother and sister together pretending to be a bull and
Show More
matador, then all three dressing up as a single camel. Little T with a grin answers, " No! It's none of those three." They persist through the entire alphabet by creating makeshift flamingo and lion costumes. Each animal creation becomes more complex and grand as they move up the alphabet. Make sure to save some time looking at the detailed watercolor and ink paintings of the constructed rhinoceros, snake, and t-rex! Show Less
LibraryThing member melissarochelle
Read on March 12, 2014
If you are afraid of visiting the zoo, let's hope you have a family that will help you figure out what you're afraid of. It was fun to guess what the family had created out of their cardboard boxes!
If you are afraid of visiting the zoo, let's hope you have a family that will help you figure out what you're afraid of. It was fun to guess what the family had created out of their cardboard boxes!
LibraryThing member bigpapageek
This is quite possibly the best kids book I have read in months. Certainly the most inventive. And the family depicted bears eerily similarities to our own.
LibraryThing member Kristinewaind
This silly alphabet book is about a boy who is afraid of something at the zoo as the family heads to the zoo. His family goes through the alphabet to try to discover which animal he is afraid of. The story becomes more and more silly as the alphabet goes on and has vivid, bright, and interesting
Show More
illustrations that help young ones letters and spelling. I think this book could be not only helpful for kinder gardeners who are learning letters and spelling but fun to read aloud! Show Less
LibraryThing member amandahnorman
An amusing story of how a family turns thwarted plans and a child's fear completely around using creativity and humor. What a great message of love and understanding! Kids will enjoy guessing the animals created from household items and will probably want to create some of their own.
LibraryThing member amandahnorman
An amusing story of how a family turns thwarted plans and a child's fear completely around using creativity and humor. What a great message of love and understanding! Kids will enjoy guessing the animals created from household items and will probably want to create some of their own.
LibraryThing member AbigailAdams26
When Little T declares that she is frightened of going to the zoo, her helpful family sets out to determine exactly what scared her on her last visit, impersonating an A-Z cast of animal characters in order to find out. Their creative interpretation and play - masquerading as this animal and that,
Much like the author's subsequent The Bear Report - the only other Thyra Heder picture-book I have read - I found Fraidyzoo an immensely engaging book, one which presents a humorous and heartwarming narrative involving a loving, close-knit family, while also crafting an innovative exploration of the alphabet. I liked the fact that the reader must guess which animals Little T's family is impersonating, and that the 'answer key' (so to speak) is provided on the rear end-papers. The artwork, created with ink and watercolor, is immensely appealing, with a lovely color palette, an exuberant sense of motion, and many expressive details. Recommended to young animal lovers, to would-be zoo visitors, and to anyone looking for creative new alphabet books.
Show More
donning intricate, handmade costumes - eats up the entire day, so that by the time she is ready, the outing must be put off. When the family finally do get to the zoo, they discover just who the scary creature was, and this time it is Little T's seemingly fearless older sister who is frightened...Much like the author's subsequent The Bear Report - the only other Thyra Heder picture-book I have read - I found Fraidyzoo an immensely engaging book, one which presents a humorous and heartwarming narrative involving a loving, close-knit family, while also crafting an innovative exploration of the alphabet. I liked the fact that the reader must guess which animals Little T's family is impersonating, and that the 'answer key' (so to speak) is provided on the rear end-papers. The artwork, created with ink and watercolor, is immensely appealing, with a lovely color palette, an exuberant sense of motion, and many expressive details. Recommended to young animal lovers, to would-be zoo visitors, and to anyone looking for creative new alphabet books.
Show Less
LibraryThing member LibrarianRyan
This was fun. A family preparing to go to the zoo, help the youngest figure out what they are afraid of.
LibraryThing member sloth852
We loved how creative this family was at engineering animals for each letter of the alphabet.
Awards
Notable Children's Book (2014)
Texas 2x2 Reading List (2014)
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
48 p.; 10.5 inches
ISBN
1419707760 / 9781419707766