Reviews for Oh, Look!

The average rating for Oh, Look! based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-02-09 00:00:00 Tom Bassow Three goats go on the lam in this picture-book adventure for younger children, escaping from their field when the gate is left unlocked, and hoofing it - with a "click, click, click" - across the bridge. Soon the caprine runaways have made their way up a hill (with a "puff, puff, puff"), across a pond (with a "swish, swish, swish"), through some mud (with a "squish, squish, squish"), and into the very heart of a fair (where the flags go "flap, flap, slap"). Will their pursuers ever catch up to them, and convince them to return home...? An entertaining romp from the prolific Patricia Polacco, Oh, Look! is one of just a handful of her picture-books intended for younger children, rather than more advanced readers. The repetitive structure, and wealth of sound words in the text, make for an appealing read-aloud selection, while the energetic and entertaining illustrations - one can really see the author's affection for her subjects - add to the book's appeal. Well worth a look, either for Polacco fans, or for younger children looking for fun bedtime books.

Review # 2 was written on 2009-12-19 00:00:00 Ricky McCray This is one of Polacco's goat stories; here, three of them take off and have a little adventure. This is one of her few titles for very young children, and what's funny is that it's also her scariest book. However, it's not very scary at all. Mostly, it's amusing and sweet. The illustrations are colorful and there's a lot of repetition, but not so much that I found it irritating. There's not that much to the story, but I think it will hold the interest of most little kids, and it would be fun for adults to read aloud to them.