Grammy Dee came to visit me last
weekend, so you know what that means: I must do a book review. Actually, I don’t
mind because I love books and I enjoy sharing my thoughts about them. Today I’m
reviewing My First Day by Steve
Jenkins and Robin Page. My Aunt Audrey bought this book for me at the San Diego
Zoo and sent it to me for my birthday. (Did you catch that? Birthday? Yes, I’m now three years old!) If you can't make it to San Diego to pick up a copy, don't fret. You can order it on Amazon.
It’s ironic that Aunt Audrey sent this
particular book to me now that I’m such a big boy, because My First Day is all about
what animals do when they are tiny babies—only one day old. On the day they're born, some animals are
as helpless as human babies and must depend on their parents for everything. On their first day, kittens
can’t see OR hear. Other animals, like the kiwi, are expected to survive on their own the minute they hatch out of an egg. I think that would be very scary! I learned many
other interesting facts about baby animals from this book. For instance, did
you know on the day a baby zebra is born, his mother memorizes his unique
stripe pattern and can pick him out of a herd of hundreds of zebras? I also learned the names of unusual animals. Do you know
what a sifaka or a capybara is? No? Well, read this book and you will! And you can get further information about the animals from the illustrated guide in the back.
I promise you will love learning all
the fascinating facts about the baby animals in this book. You will also enjoy the colorful pictures of the
babies and their parents.
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| Aunt Audrey also sent me this cool t-shirt from the zoo. If I look unhappy in this picture, it's not because I don't like my shirt or my book. It's because I don't like standing still long enough to get my picture taken. |
