The Wonder Book by Rosenthal

The Wonder Book- This is a fun book with a little bit of everything! It is written by one of my FAVORITE authors, Amy Krouse Rosenthal. She is the author of Little Pea, Duck Rabbit, Yes Day, One Smart Cookie, Bedtime for Mommy, and more! This is a perfect book to share in the library and in classrooms. It could also lead to fun (and funny) writing lessons. Children could write their own funny thoughts or wonders. Here are a few examples from the book.
I wonder if a dog breaks a mirror, if it has 49 years of bad luck?
I wonder if laughing hyenas ever cry?
Did Miss Mary Mack have friends who liked other colors?
Could everything important about the world be summarized in a poem that rhymes?
How do Moms always know when you're about to sneak a cookie? 

This book is intended to be read in bits and pieces. Children will love this book and will laugh out loud!

Inside you will find stories, short poems, lists, palindromes, visual treats, and random observations. Some parts are happy, some sad-ish, some silly, some serious, some crunchy, some with a soft center.
You can open the book up anywhere and read. So the beginning could be the end, and the end could be the beginning. But I guess the middle is always the middle. . .

Here is my photo of Amy Krouse Rosenthal (right) at the American Library Association Conference in Chicago. She signed a bunch of her book for Carson. We just love her!!!!