Fall Book Review - This is How to Spot Animals!

Today I am very happy to let you know about a book from Eerdmans Books for Young Readers which I found to be very amusing, This is How to Spot Animals! written and by Aline Portman (Bear) and translated by Laura Watkinson.

Favorite Features -

• I pretty much love everything about this book, but find the illustrations to be especially fun and engaging - be sure the children you love pay close attention to the illustrations!
• I love the story about this bear who wants to spot animals, but does not seem to be able to do so!
• I love the humor and the message to pay attention!

Eerdmans Books for Young Readers says, "Bear schools readers in the sport of animal spotting in this hilarious read-aloud picture book

Shhh! Don’t move! Bear is spotting animals. One day he hopes to find a rare red-breasted goose. A beautiful animal! And very rare. But today he has no luck. There is nothing to see. Spotting animals is not easy. But he’s good at it and will tell you how it should be done.

Dramatic irony ensues as Bear leads readers through a day of wildlife watching. He insists there’s nothing to see, but readers will be delighted as animal after animal appears―a snail, a bird, a fox, even the rare red-breasted goose. Aline Portman’s story of awareness and preoccupation pairs with charming illustrations in orange, teal, and gray for a fun, silly, and sure-to-be engaging read aloud experience. 

Translated from Dutch by three-time Batchelder Award winner Laura Watkinson."

I agree, This is How to Spot Animals! is most certainly a book which will give a fun, silly, and most certainly engaging read aloud experience for you and the children you love! Consider going on an animal spotting expedition of your own with them to see if you all are able to spot animals!