With a wagon full of fliers and the bunny secure in Bear’s backpack, he festoons the trees with posters and checks out a bulletin board filled with lost and found objects (some of which will bring a chuckle to adult readers). WOO-HOO! This is the perfect way to foster healthy self-esteem in little ones.īear clearly loves the toy bunny that he has found sitting up against a tree in the forest, but he wants to help it return to its home. The energetic, comical illustrations, in Boynton’s signature style, will elicit giggles and go far to make the book’s important point. This riotous book hits all the right notes and does so succinctly and hilariously. So forgive yourself, chickens! But the best thing is…instead of relying on someone else-like a chicken-to strengthen your ego, say a generous daily “WOO HOO!” to yourself. That alone is a pep talk, enhanced by the wisdom that making mistakes allows everyone to learn and demonstrate they did their best. But what if your cheerful chick errs and doesn’t do what it set out to do? Don’t worry-your cheery chicken just needs a reminder that everyone makes mistakes. Your feathered champion will be right there, encouraging you all the way, with a loud “WOO HOO!” that’ll keep you going and remove any doubt you’re super terrific. What’s better than a cheerleading chicken?Īre you ever blue, unsure, tired, or overworked? Do you ever feel lost or overwhelmed? This uplifting book, expressed in delightful, jaunty verse, explains how to lift your spirits pronto: What you need is a booster chicken telling you’re doing great even when you’re not so confident, as when you’re learning or practicing a new skill, for instance. The text is unchanged, as are McGraw’s illustrations-which, what with the teen’s Walkman, the touch-tone phones, and the grown-up son’s preppy pullover, have not aged well-and the plot still follows its circular course to the final scene of the young dad rocking a baby who is, to judge from the lack of any visible or narrative evidence of female agency, stolen or adopted. Otherwise the special effects are confined to simple backing and forthing or small, often disjointed motions that add little except physical fragility to the art.
Pop-ups take the creepiness of Munsch’s paean to helicopter parenting to a whole new level, as opening gatefolds cause the crawling white (apparently single) mother’s head to rise eerily over the edge of her 2-year-old’s bed and to peer through his door in the night when he’s a teenager.
McGraw's soft and colorful pastels perfectly complement the sentiment of the book-one that will be read repeatedly for years.The hugging and rocking back and forth become literal thanks to pull-tabs in this 3-D rendition of the 1986 classic. About the Book First published in 1986, this classic book by Munsch is a gentle affirmation of the love a parent feels for their his or her child-forever.
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