Sheep in a Shop

Rating:
Summary: Entertaining, though not as wonderful as "Sheep in a Jeep"
Review: I absolutely adore Nancy Shaw's other boardbook "Sheep in a Jeep", and for months now my 10 month old has laughed aloud every time anyone says, "Beep! Beep! Sheep in a Jeep...", so I really looked forward to getting him "Ship in a Shop"... On the one hand, it's very cute, and the illustrations are utterly endearing with lots of color and detail, but on the other hand it lacks some of the rhythm and rhyme of Jeep which put it so high above the level of other boardbooks. It's cute and clever -- really an excellent book -- but Jeep had raised the bar so high, I suppose it was difficult to measure up.

But it's still a lovely little book, and certainly worth owning.

Rating:
Summary: great for language development
Review: I enjoy all the "sheep" books by this author. I am a new mom of a 2 month old. I am also an early childhood teacher. I think her sheep books are funny and great for learning inital consonants and blend. My little one watches my mouth when I read the books...I can tell he likes it.

Rating:
Summary: great for language development
Review: I enjoy all the "sheep" books by this author. I am a new mom of a 2 month old. I am also an early childhood teacher. I think her sheep books are funny and great for learning inital consonants and blend. My little one watches my mouth when I read the books...I can tell he likes it.

Rating:
Summary: Cute books about sheep
Review: I love these "Sheep" books by Nancy Shaw. They are cute and funny. I read them to my 7 month old.

Rating:
Summary: Not really entertaining at all!
Review: I simply seem to miss what's so funny and cute about this book. My son who likes to be read to often seems to have no interest in this book. Although the rhythm is cute-- it appears to be more appropriate to the parent then child! This may be more appropriate for any older child of 4.

Rating:
Summary: Wonderful!
Review: My sister-in-law bought this book for my daughter because her sons liked it so much. My daughter loves it too. At age 22 months, this is her favourite bedtime book. She will hunt for it rather than have me read another book. She is beginning to like "Sheep go out to Eat" almost as much. (She calls it "Sheep Soup".) She does not seem terribly interested so far in "Sheep in a Jeep". She gets very excited every time we get to the bit where the stack of beach balls falls down, shouting "Uh oh!", and she understands that the story is about shopping for a birthday present because she will sing "Happy Birthday" if she is turning the pages on her own.

Rating:
Summary: Sheep with a sense of humor!
Review: These books are probably more fun for the parent or adult that is reading them. The sheep stories by Margot Apple and Nancy Shaw have the potential to cultivate a sense of humor even in the most serious young mind. The writing is fun and witty, the illustrations make one laugh aloud.

Rating:
Summary: Funny book
Review: We got a copy after enjoying Sheep in a Jeep. I actually like this one better than Sheep in a Jeep because the sheep end up being resourceful rather than just reckless.

Rating:
Summary: Enjoyed the payment!
Review: We loved how the sheep destroyed the store just choosing something, then didn't have enough to pay for their purchase!