Reviews for How Will We Get to the Beach?/Como iremos a la playa?

The average rating for How Will We Get to the Beach?/Como iremos a la playa? based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-05-29 00:00:00 Cherilyn Burgan It's a beautiful summer day and Roxanne is going to the beach. She's got everything ready to go: the turtle, the umbrella, the book of stories, the orange beach ball, and most important of al, her baby. She piles everything into the car, but it won't start! Roxanne tries the bus, but something couldn't go with them. What was it? The bus won't allow animals on board, so the turtle can't go. She can't leave the turtle behind, so the bus just won't do. Roxanne tries a bicycle, a skateboard, a kayak, and a hot air balloon, but each mode of transportation prohibits one of her items from traveling. Just when she's about to give up, a farmer passes by with his horse and cart. Roxanne, her baby, and all the necessary beach items are able to get a ride to the beach, where they have a wonderful time. Originally published in Switzerland, Luciani's simple story uses straight forward text that helps readers progress through the story and make logical deductions along with Roxanne. The repetitive refrain, "But something couldn't go with them. What was it?" sets up the story to be a guessing game, keeping readers engaged. The summery watercolor illustrations support the game as well, if you look closely at each illustration the item that cannot go on that mode of transportation will be missing from the picture. The featured items are brightly colored, making them easy for kids to identify from page to page. Full Review at Picture-Book-a-Day:

Review # 2 was written on 2009-06-21 00:00:00 Miles Latham One of my all-time favorite storytime books. I made a flannel to go with this and then have the kids tell me which object is missing from each page. Fun! (for one-on-one reading, try to find the little ladybug on each page!)