Rating:  Summary: Just Me And My Dad Review: Just Me and My Dad is about a young boy and his father who get a chance to bond while going on a camping trip. The boy and his Dad do many fun things together, some that doesn't turn out so good. The book teaches that it's important to spend time with your family and to show them how much you care. This book is good for kids from 3-11. I thought it was a good book because my father and I have done a few of these things together.
Rating:  Summary: OK book, but not all that great Review: Little Critter and his father went camping. When they found a campsite, they got ready to go fishing. When Little Critter caught a fish, Dad took a picture of it. They were getting ready to eat the fish when a big bear got it and took it away. If you like camping, this is the book for you.
Rating:  Summary: Great Book for Toddlers Review: My 2 year old loves this book. She enjoys reading all of the books about Little Critter. This book is her favorite because of the bear and Little Critter's dad. I enjoy reading this book to her since the story is simple enough for her to understand, yet it is still imaginative and fun. She also enjoys sitting and telling the story to her father while looking at the pictures. I would recommend this book to children 2 and up.
Rating:  Summary: Just Me and My Dad Review: Once again they have done it. My boys love to read this book, especially with thier dad. They are such wonderful stories, colorful pictures and great morals. I recommend these books to all my friends and put them on the childrens wish list for christmas and birthdays. They learned about camping, animals and how fun it is to spend time with nature.
Rating:  Summary: Great Father's Day Gift for Dads Who Like to Camp! Review: The Little Critters in the book are a cross between trolls, bears, and porcupines . . . and they certainly are humorous to consider. This book is perfect for the 2-5 year old set. As your child gets older, this book will also make a good beginning reader. The idea of going camping alone with Dad will be encouraged by the story (especially if you reassure your child that bears are unlikely to take her or his fish). While many people would assume this is about a father and son, there is no language to say so. Only the blue overalls give any hint of sex, so I think the book will work well for daughters. The story involves a camping trip. Mom waves goodbye, and the father and child are off. The father lets the child participate in as many ways as possible, even though it doesn't always work out. For example, the spot the child picks out to camp on turns out to be occupied by a porcupine and a snake! The high point of the trip is when the child catches a fish. Dad takes a picture, and the child starts to cook the fish. Then the bear comes and snatches the fish out of the frying pan! I know from our children that fishing seems to provide endless fascination at this age. We always taught our children to carefully release the fish. Eating them is good too. The book ends with "We slept in our tent all night long -- just me and my dad." At these ages, children are not always eager to do things without Mom. But Mom needs a break sometimes, and many Dads love to do a little direct bonding which this book will encourage. The illustrations are bright, lovingly detailed, and humorous in as many ways as possible. They are rendered in either gouache or water color. I couldn't quite tell which medium was used. Of special note are a tiny cricket or grasshopper and a spider that humorously accompany the father and child. This illustrated story within a story is worth the price of the book alone. Small children will naturally gravitate towards these little creatures and want to point them out with their tiny fingers. Make wonderful laughing connections with this book! After your child is comfortable with it, I suggest that you plan a little camping trip to find out how your child likes the actual experience. Naturally, some fishing might be in order!
Rating:  Summary: Just Me and My Dad Review: This book is about a little critter that gets to go on a camping trip with his dad. They do alot of different things together, but the little critter always tried to help his dad with everthing and always messed it up. Even though little critter messed some things up they still had a nice time together.
I would recommend this book to anyone, because its a nice book to read and learn from. This book teaches that you should spend time with your family and even if you mess anything up still have a nice time with them.
Rating:  Summary: Just me and my dad Review: This is a cute book that I liked, there is just something so sweet and charming about Mercer Mayers Little Critter books and I highly recommend this book and all the rest in this very cute series!
Rating:  Summary: an attention keeper! Review: This is my 18-month-old son's first Mercer Mayer book and he LOVES it. It has quickly become his nightly bedtime-story request, though we rarely get to actually READ the words (which are truly representative of a child's manner of storytelling). He can easily spend 20 minutes showing me the spider and grashopper on every page, as well as the boat, fish, bear, owl and snake. Anything, especially a book, that holds a toddler's attention this long is a keeper. We will be expanding his "Little Critter" collection soon!
Rating:  Summary: Memorable Children's Book Review: This was one of my favorite books when I was a child. I still remember how much fun it was searching for the hidden cricket in each picture. Now I am buying a copy for my child-to-be. I hope he/she enjoys it as much as I did.
Rating:  Summary: Disappointing Review: We have purchased many Little Critter books but this one was disappointing. The book seems like it was written in a hurry to have something published. I feel I wasted my money on this one. I would still recommend many others though: The New Baby, Just a Thunderstorm etc..
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