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By Candlewick
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List Price: $15.99
Our Price: $7.59
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Product Description
YES! The cuddly hero of HUG and TALL is back!
Bobo's mother has no trouble getting her little chimp to take a bath. "Yes!" he shouts. But when it's bedtime for Bobo, he responds with a definite "No." In this tale of two words, it takes some patient animal friends and plenty of splashing to alter one contrary little chimp's attitude. By popular demand, Jez Alborough brings back the beloved Bobo in a charming bedtime story for every preschooler who loves chimps — and every parent who could use a welcome break from "No!"
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Very Different to "HUG", 2008-12-16
I bought this becuase my 20-month son absolutely loves HUG, by the same author. There is a scene where the mother leaves Bobo in the bath, saying Bye-Bye, because he says No. My boy sobbed really loudly when he saw this, he was very upset, and it was my first time to see anything like this kind of response to a book.
I don't feel the story hangs together as coherently as HUG. Although the illustrations are great.
Great book for beginning readers to read independently!, 2008-11-28
As a first grade teacher and a parent of two young children, I think this book and Jez Alborough's other Bobo books, Hug and Tall are great for building confidence in beginning readers. I recommend them not just as read-alouds, but as first easy-to-read texts, similar to Spot. I checked out Yes, Hug, and Tall from the library and read them first to my own children. They loved them. My 4-year-old quickly figured out the simple text and read all 3 books on her own many times. She was so excited--reading to every member of the family and giving everyone kisses! I then took them to school and shared them with my first graders, many of whom are struggling readers. The class loved the books, too. My previous non-readers, including a couple of English language learners, borrowed the books whenever they had free time and would enthusiasticly read them over and over again. Not only did they get good practice with several sight words, they more importantly found confidence as readers for the first time. Getting struggling readers to feel confident and excited about reading is truly half the battle. I was so excited about my class's and my daughter's reactions to these books that I immediately ordered all three from Amazon.com. The other first grade teachers in my building borrowed the books from me and had a similar experience.
Great book for toddlers, 2008-10-24
Yikes! I don't want to make too big a deal out of it but some of the negative reviews on this title really have me shaking my head.
First of all: Bobo's mommy does not leave him alone! She very clearly goes and hides behind a bush and watches him to be sure he's safe.
Second: the notion that this book will teach a toddler to be negative is preposterous. Toddlers are going to experiment with boundaries as a natural part of their development and that includes negativity. It's comical (but also sad) to imagine parents who probably say "no" to their toddlers a dozen times a day worrying that this book will somehow exacerbate the situation.
Our daughter loved this book from around 14 months through 20 months or so. The art is beautiful (as always with Jez Alborough) and the characters' faces are very expressive which afforded us plenty of opportunities to talk about what they were feeling. In our household we don't try to suppress negative emotions, rather we work on understanding them, communicating them respectfully, and channeling them into positive outlets. There is nothing whatsoever in Yes that's incompatible with these goals.
All of the Bobo books are worth having. The art is beautiful and the stories are stripped down to their fundamental emotional elements which makes them ideal for toddlers. Hug and Tall are arguably better but Yes is still great. Highly recommended.
Surprisingly bad, 2008-05-31
Since toddlers like to say "No" more than "Yes", I bought this book expecting to find a sweet tale in which the main character learns that "Yes" can be good too. I was sorely disappointed when the book arrived.
There's very little plot; Bobo says yes to what he likes, no to what he doesn't like, and gets rewarded for throwing a tantrum by his mom going off and letting him play with his friends more until he falls asleep on his own. What kind of message is that giving kids? Protest enough and mom will give in? And forget any notion that Bobo might have learned the value of saying "Yes"; there is no indication that he learned anything but that throwing a fit gets him what he wants.
My son will not be receiving this book; I'm returning it right away.
Fun Book, 2008-05-13
I understand some reviewers' opinions about this is not too good story. I don't have a strong opinion of if it's educational or not. I just love to see my kids to get worry about Bobo keeps saying "no" to his mom. I thought it's funny that they actually do THAT kind of thing to us also. It is true that we don't know if Bobo learned something from his experience or not, but we still like that there are kind friends for Bobo and showing that Bobo's mom still loves him. It is a happy ending story!!
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Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780763631833
ISBN: 0763631833
Label: Candlewick
Manufacturer: Candlewick
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 40
Publication Date: 2006-08-08
Publisher: Candlewick
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Release Date: 2006-08-08
Studio: Candlewick |
