Reviews for Cuddly Puppies

The average rating for Cuddly Puppies based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-03-06 00:00:00 Rakesh Kris Carle builds a train page by page, number by number, with different animals on each car. The number of the page is represented at top left corner. At bottom margin (underneath track) is recap of what has already been built. A mouse visits each car. Final spread show all the animals at the zoo, and an empty train at the bottom. I am bemused by the number of reviews here complaining about the lack of text, as if no words makes it incomplete or not challenging for readers. It's called visual literacy, people. You, the reader, add to the process with your observations. Besides, as a concept book for numbers, I think this book conveys the meaning more clearly because there is not other text to decode. I think the hardest part may to separate out the animals to confirm count (I'm looking at you snakes), but Carle even addresses this by making the animals slightly different colors and giving them little faces.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-04-05 00:00:00 Craig Rittenhouse • Genre: Picture Book - Counting • Awards: none • Audience: All ages • Summary: This counting book uses a train car with ten different types of animals on their way to the zoo to familiarize young readers with numbers 1-10. • A. How do you know this book fits in this specific category? o This book uses drawings and text to familiarize young readers with the numbers • B. Describe one of the visual elements of the book and how the illustrator used the element to contribute to the story. o Carles uses color to engage the young reader and keep them entertained by the book. • C. How would you use this book with a child or group of children? o I would use this book with a group of young children, to teach the numbers. I would likely pair it with a story time and then worksheet.