Build, Dogs, Build audiobook

I won a copy of this book from a Goodreads Firstreads Giveaway.I absolutely loved this children's book! I entered the giveaway to give the book to my great-grandson. When I won, Mr. Horvath was kind enough to inscribe the book to him personally. I know it will become a cherished favorite. I look forward to more books in the series.

Title: The Most Magnificent Thing Author & Illustrator: Ashley Spires Genre: Picture Book, Fiction Theme(s): Mathematical Concepts, Problem Solving Opening line/sentence: “This is a regular girl and her best friend in the whole wide world. They do all kinds of things together. They race. They eat. They explore. They relax.” Brief Book Summary: The little girl works with her best friend to create something that she had a “magnificent idea” about. She problem solves, explores, strategizes and even has some up and downs until she finally creates her magnificent idea. Response to Two Professional Reviews: Tara-Michelle Ziniuk and Shelle Rosenfeld both focus in their reviews about how this story represents that not everything is easy and that’s okay. The story shows how the little girl had to face many trials and errors until she created the more magnificent thing. Tell Me Framework: Like(s): The story shows that you can use different materials to create objects. Dislike(s): The settings illustrations could have been detailed more. It looks like there was little effort into the setting. Patterns(s): The little girl goes through trial and error to reach her goal of completion. Puzzle(s): Where did the little girl get her magnificent idea from? Consideration of Instructional Application: In the classroom, the teacher can read this story to the children when talking about Recycling and reusing objects. For an activity, the teacher can provide, or the children can find loose items and create something out of it.

This is a good way to go to enter the kids into a world where you can be a construction worker, what better way than dogs?

Dig, Dogs, Dig: A Construction Tail is awesome and this follow up with Build, Dogs, Build: A Tall Tail is just as grand. Very educational with tons of construction terminology as well as packed with fun rhymes and great rhythm. The illustrations provide a lot to look at and entertainment too. I'm sure plenty of fun is at hand with this picture book. I look forward to more Dogs books from James Horvath. I received this product free for the purpose of reviewing it. I received no other compensation for this review. The opinions expressed in this review are my personal, honest opinions. Your experience may vary. Please read my full disclosure policy for more details. posted: http://creativemadnessmama.com/blog/2...

In this colorful picture book, a group of construction worker dogs builds a new skyscraper. Their canine foreman oversees it all, from dismantling the old building to creating a new one, to celebrating at the end of a job well done and moving on to the next assignment.Build, Dogs, Build would be very popular with kids who love to learn about construction, and the eye-catching illustrations, energetic dogs, and generous details about creating buildings just add to the fun. Although the rhyming text is stilted in spots, it still contains enough vigor and detail to keep the pace moving.

One of my all time favorite books is Go, Dog, Go! by PD Eastman. I studied those pictures for hours, counted the dogs on each page and counted how many of each color were on each page. It was great fun, culminating in that fabulous dog party in the tree. Is Build, Dogs, Build a purposeful homage to Go, Dog, Go? It sure captures the joie de vivre of those original dogs. And as a bonus, it ends with a dog party...this time at the penthouse pool terrace.I LOVE finding good rhyming read-alouds that appeal to boys!

Love this author. The illustrations are delightful with a sense of humor and add more to the story. Our toddler loves anything to do with construction and building and Dig Dogs Dig is one of his favorite books and so he was delighted when he saw his friends in another story. I think he still likes the Dig Dogs Dig book best, but he chooses this one nealy as often. We are looking forward to his third book.

Another winner to go with Dig, Dogs, Dig; this time the construction dog crew builds a skyscraper. Charming cast, lots of happy action, and a good swing to it. My five year old loves this one too.Note to parents: in this one, the pink dog, Roxy, is more active and is shown as a welder, etc. Again, it's unclear whether Roxy is a girl dog or boy dog, but he/she may be a role-model for pink-wearing-constructionistas/os.

Great use of illustrations - there is a lot going on on almost every page - lots for kids to keep themselves busy with. Not a good bedtime story - the action is to be continued. Uses a variety of above average vocabulary which is great.

Excellent rhyming text.

Explains construction very well and in kid-friendly terms. Nice book.