Common Sense Note
Parents need to know that there is nothing offensive in this delightful rhyming picture book.
Families can talk about cuddling up on a rainy day. Kids might want to act out the story using stuffed animals or even willing family members! The kitchen table might make a nice stand-in for the dog house.
Common Sense Review
Reviewed By: Dawn Friedman
Stories where people or animals add themselves to something, be it a parade, bed, or (in this case) dog house, are a classic of the picture-book genre, and with good reason. Kids love the predictability and scare-free tension. They also love being able to "read" along with the repetitious lines.
MOVE OVER, ROVER! is a great example of the add-in plot. The sing-song rhyme makes it fun for adults to read, and the assertive but lyrical orders ("Skit-scat, Cat!") are awfully fun to say (or shout, for particularly enthusiastic kids).
Dyer's illustrations wash across the page effectively conveying the animals' damp, crowded misery. Bright, sunshine-at-last colors eventually take over, and Rover's final joyous romp across the yard is an adorable way to tie up the story -- one particularly energetic test reader spontaneously leapt from the couch to imitate his antics.
From The Book
Raccoon's in the doghouse,
sleeping through the storm...
Squirrel is looking all around
to find a place that's warm.
Skit-scat, Cat!
Move over, Rover!
Plot Summary:
Rover and his friends come in from the cold, but will the doghouse hold them all?
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Mushroom in the Rain by Mirra Ginsburg Rate It!
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