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Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed

January 30, 2009 by Dawn

From Jennifer: I am so happy to announce our newest team member here at 5 Minutes for Books. Dawn has written a few guest reviews for us, and since I was looking for someone other than me to review popular fiction (because the survey indicated that you wanted more fiction reviews, and I hope you’ve noticed the change). Find out more about her — and the rest of us — at Who Are We?.

I feel obligated to be completely honest, right from the start of this review, by stating that I love Mo Willems’ books. L-O-V-E them. I have my favorites, of course, but all in all, I haven’t come across a book by Mo that I haven’t enjoyed reading aloud. (And yes, in my imagination, we’re on a first name basis- that’s the level of my fandom.) Mo has an incredible knack at creating absurd little characters, such as a pigeon who wishes to drive a bus, a dinosaur who doesn’t realize that she should be extinct, and an adorable little monster whose only wish is to scare the tuna salad out of someone. I get the sense that this guy truly understands the preschool set. Maybe it’s my history of teaching preschool, but so many of these characters leap off the page at me as absolutely spot-on for the four year olds that I have known in my time. What I like best is what my son coined the ‘freak out’ page that is pretty common among his titles– again, what says preschooler better than a good old freak out?

So, when I learned that he would be releasing a new picture book, Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed, I knew that I would have to own it immediately. This new offering does not disappoint. He chose for his characters, what could arguably be the funniest named creatures one can find in the small mammal house at the zoo. Clearly, his trademark humor shines through, and I have found that this humor reaches across all ages, making for a book that children like to hear and adults don’t mind reading again and again.

I can wholeheartedly recommend checking out this latest book by one of my entire family’s favorite children’s authors, and if you’re interested, feel free to check out a personal funny story involving our recent visit to Mo Willems on his book tour.

No surprise here: this picture book has a very special place on our list of 5 Star Reads.

Dawn is most likely holding a book in her hands this very moment. She can be found blogging away at my thoughts exactly.

Filed Under: 5 Star Reads, Children's Books, Dawn, Picture Books

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Comments

  1. Jennifer, Snapshot (and 5M4B) says

    January 30, 2009 at 7:46 am

    Yea, Dawn! And welcome once again.

    I don’t know why we haven’t read more Mo Willems. We’ll have to get some from the library. We do (all — me, 10 year old and 4 year old) enjoy the Pigeon books.

  2. RebekahC says

    January 30, 2009 at 3:13 pm

    I used to not be a big fan of Mo. I enjoyed his books already, but Pigeon was the first character I was introduced to and I just didn’t “get it”. Since then my daughter and I have discovered more of his books, and we’ve both become converts. The title of this new release sounds just too funny not to spark an interest. We’ll definitely be looking for it. Thanks for your review!

    RebekahC
    Ready Set Read Reviews
    Bookish Mom Reviews

  3. RebekahC says

    January 30, 2009 at 3:15 pm

    Okay, sorry. I didn’t read that before hitting the “post” button. My first line should have read “I enjoyed his book alright..” not “already”.

    Sorry!

  4. Margot says

    January 31, 2009 at 11:33 am

    I’m also a big fan of Mo Willems.(Piggy and Elephant are my favorites) I always say I’m buying them for my grandchildren but everybody know the truth. Thanks for a great review. Glad you are here at 5 Minutes For Books on a regular basis. I like your up-beat, fun style of writing here and on your blog.

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