How Andrew Got His Spots -
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Title: How Andrew Got His Spots | Author: Louise Lintvelt | Illustrator: Julie Sneeden | Publication Date: April 16, 2014 | Publisher: eBookPartnership.com | Number of pages: 15 | Recommended age: 3 to 8
Summary:
Poor Andrew is feeling very blue, all the other giraffes are very spotty but he is as white as can be. He does not have any spots, you see! He keeps seeing spots wherever he goes…
One spot,
two spots,
three spots,
Four!
And many, many, many more.
“Where did you get your spots?” he asks. Join Andrew as he discovers how the ladybug, the leopard and the owl came to have spots and discovers that spots often appear when you are least expecting them!
This is a wonderful rhyming picture book for children of all ages.
Narrated Video:
How Andrew Got His Spots
My Review
How Andrew Got His Spots is a fun rhyming book for children ages 2 to 6. Andrew is a young giraffe who doesn't have any spots. He goes on a quest to find out how the other animals got theirs. His search brings him to a number of spotted animals that live in Africa. Andrew doesn't feel like he fits in, because he doesn't have any spots. Children can identify with Andrew, because there might be times when they also feel like they don't fit in. After parents and teachers have read this story aloud, they could ask their little listeners if they ever feel this way and how do they cope when they do.
My only complaint about the book is that the rhyming meter changes often. This does not help with the flow of the rhyme.
The author, Louise Lintvelt, suggested a couple of different activities that those of us on the blog tour could do. Amanda and I chose the paper plate giraffe activity. It's a fun and easy project that you can do with your kids.
How to Make a
Paper Plate Giraffe
What you will need:
Paper plate
Yellow paint
Yellow card board paper
Cream colored card board paper
Brown Marker/Crayon
Brown Pipe Cleaners
Glue
Scissors
(I forgot the scissors
when I took the picture.)
Paper plate
Yellow paint
Yellow card board paper
Cream colored card board paper
Brown Marker/Crayon
Brown Pipe Cleaners
Glue
Scissors
(I forgot the scissors
when I took the picture.)
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We used items that we had at home. We didn't have any cool wiggly eyes, so I let Amanda choose if she wanted to go with buttons or draw her own. She chose to draw her own. I think it's important to improvise, if you don't want to run to the store. It took us about half and hour to make this cute giraffe head.
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It's not often that I get to do a review for a South African author, but it's really neat when I do, because we live in South Africa. You can read more about her below.
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About the Author:
Louise Lintvelt
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| Louise Lintvelt |
I am from South Africa and I live in a city called Pretoria. I am a Chemical Engineer by day and a children’s book writer by night. I am married to a wonderful man and we have a beautiful two year old daughter called Allegra. I love writing stories for my daughter, who is a constant inspiration.
I have always loved reading. My childhood was filled with books and you would often find me crouched in the corner of my room devouring the pages of my favourite book. I lived for Tuesday mornings as this would bring with it the excitement of a trip to the local library for story hour and the opportunity to take home a new book. I was the local librarian’s worst nightmare. I would arrive a few minutes early to check that she had not mistakenly chosen a book that had already been read in story hour.
I was a very bossy three year old with an insatiable appetite for books! This has not really changed much in the last twenty seven years. Dr. Seuss was my absolute favourite and to say that my copy of One, Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish Blue Fish was well read would be an understatement.
When it comes to writing, my daughter is my biggest inspiration. I love seeing her face light up with excitement when we sit down to read a book before bedtime. My daughter was fascinated by giraffes after we went on a safari trip in late 2012. This planted the seed for my picture book called How Andrew Got His Spots, which is a rhyming adaptation of a story I originally wrote in the third grade. My daughter has since grown into a healthy two year old with a passion for aircraft, which was the inspiration for writing Goodnight, Sleep tight, What a Wonderful Flight.
I am sure that there are many parents in the world (myself included), who are quite decidedly sick and tired of reading the same favourite picture book night after night. I believe that the words of Oscar Wilde best describe how children should feel about picture books when he said, If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.
Happy Reading!
How Andrew Got His Spots Blog Tour Schedule (2014)
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* Blog Tour Giveaway *
Prize: $25 Amazon Gift Card or PayPal cash (winner’s choice)
Contest ends: July 15, 11:59 pm, 2014
Open: Internationally
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Disclaimer: I received a free digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
