Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing by Judi Barrett

A beloved favorite is now a Classic Board Book, with new illustrations! Animals should definitely not wear clothing.because a snake would lose it, a billy goat would eat it for lunch, and it would always be wet on a walrus! This popular book by Judi Barrett and Ron Barrett shows the very youngest why animals' natural clothing is perfect just as it is. Full color.īook Synopsis Not everyone needs to get dressed. because a snake would lose it, a billy goat would eat it for lunch, and it would always be wet on a walrus! This well-loved book by Judi and Ron Barrett shows the very youngest why animals' clothing is perfect. First Books for Emergent Readers (an article).About the Book Animals should definitely not wear clothing.Related Areas Within Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Web Site This is a great book for modeling a poem from the viewpoint of an object. Titles include 'Bob's Bicycle Helmet,' 'Jack's Soccer Jersey' and 'Jamelia's Dress-up Clothes.' Fifteen poems using varying rhythms and rhymes affectionately portray the things children wear with simple yet effective language.

Individual clothes are the first person narrators in this collection of funny and charming poems. Button Up!: Wrinkled Rhymes by Alice Schertle.For others it helps so a few such books should be in the early readers' library. Some children don't seem to need it so it's not a prerequisite for early books. Big print obviously makes the letters clearer and more distinctive. These children are a step beyond those who are still working on plot alone. The book has large print which makes it easier for those children who are beginning to notice how print works. The why/because pattern helps the reader get a running start on finding meaning here.

The book is funny, easily understood and easy to interpret. Why should animals not wear clothing? ' because it would be very messy for a pig' and the illustration shows a pig in shirt and tie eating in a pig's usual manner 'because a sheep might find it terribly hot' and the sweating sheep is attired in sweater, muffler and hat. Grades PreK-2.Īnimals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing is really one sentence with multiple alternative phrases. Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothingīy Judi Barrett.

Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing by Judi Barrett