Milk and Cookies (original 1982; udgave 1982)

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I really enjoyed this book growing up and I think it is very well done! This book is great for beginner readers and it teaches young children to not be afraid of their dreams! I love this book because it's illustrations are great and the dialogue and characters helps the book to come together. Asch's art work is so simple and the simplicity of the work helps the child to absorb the plot much easier. I think the author did a really great job conveying the dialogue through illustration! ( )

Baby bear sees a fire breathing dragon at his grandparents and nothing but milk and cookies will calm him. Cute way to explain ordinary things to a child with an imagination. Hurray for Grandpap! ( )

I liked this book for two reasons. First, the book had a staggered flow. Baby Bear saw Grandpa downstairs with what he thought to be a dragon, and later that night he had a dream about it. One page reads, "That night, Baby Bear dreamed that the cellar door opened, and the dragon..." This staggered flow allows the reader to use their imagination and guess what happens next before they flip the page. Second, the illustrations enhance the text. For example, when the dragon told Baby Bear that he was hungry in the dialogue, the illustration also shows the dragon breathing fire with "I'm hungry!" written inside of it. This helps the reader identify who is saying that they are hungry along with the actual text. Baby Bear gives the dragon milk and cookies and he eats them all. Baby Bear then wakes up crying and is comforted by Papa Bear who shows him that the "dragon" he saw in the cellar was really just a wood stove. They go back upstairs and enjoy some milk and cookies with their whole family. The message of the story is that sometimes your fears are really just your imagination playing tricks on you. ( )

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