Comments on: “A Zoo for Mister Muster,” by Arnold Lobel

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:39:06 +0000

G got Edwina as a present when he was about 20 months and he didn’t warm to it right away, but it became a favorite pretty quickly. I think a lot of is still above his head, but it’s just goofy enough that it doesn’t matter–I think that’s the beauty of a lot of the Mo Willems stuff.
Also, we just ended up with a copy of Danny and the Dinosaur, the classic for the 1950’s. It’s not too bad except for an unfortunate reference/picture of Indians and Eskimos in the museum along with dinosaurs.

By: admin

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:30:21 +0000

Thanks for the tip, Sarah. I remember looking at Edwina a couple of moths ago and thinking Zadie was a bit young for it, but I’ll take another look next time we’re at the library.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:12:36 +0000

Sorry, meant to post this comment above with the dino books thread.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:11:25 +0000

Have you read Edwina, The Dinosaur Who Didn’t Know She Was Extinct by Mo Willems? That’s a favorite around here. In which smartypants Reginald von Hoobie sets out to prove to one and all that dinosaurs are extinct and therefore Edwina the friendly dinosaur cannot exist, only to be won over by Edwina’s kind-hearted, cookie-baking attentions.