When I was growing up, I remember reading nursery rhymes. Humpty Dumpty, Jack and Jill, Hickory Dickory Dock, Itsy Bitsy Spider, Little Jack Horner, Jack Sprat and many, many others. I remember my mom reading my big book of rhymes and acting them out nearly every night before bed. It was a special time.
Nowadays, nursery rhymes seem to be falling by the wayside. Kids have tablets and iPads in their hands more than books these days. These devices have a lot of great benefits. They teach the kids a lot. Books have different benefits. One’s that carry on into many subjects in school and many after school is completed. Having the book in your hand and creating an image of the story in your mind allows you to enter a world of your own. One that is yours and yours alone. Because no image is the same.
On Kids YouTube, readers experience nursery rhymes through the eyes of the video creators. Their minds take on the vision of the video instead of their own imagination. It’s sad to think that technology might possibly generate a world of less imaginative and creative people.
With all that said (steps off soapbox), I have encountered some pretty fabulous books over the years. As a previous teacher, I collected many children’s books. My favorites are the clever and exciting book. One that makes you think, “I don’t want this story to end!”
I present you with a special book that made me smile from ear to ear. A book that is so clever that it’ll leave you wondering what happens next. The book is Ricky the Rock that Couldn’t Roll by Jay Miletsky. What a special book with an extraordinary ending leaving you wanting more.
As you guessed, Ricky the Rock that Couldn’t Roll is a rhyming book. Since I love nursery rhymes and rhyming books in general, I decided to try to write my review in rhyme.
Here goes:
Poor Ricky the Rock he just couldn’t roll.
Watching his friends play was taking its toll.
His friends cheered him on and looked for a way,
so Ricky could join them when they went out to play.
They carried him up hill then he slid right back down.
He just couldn’t roll and this made him frown.
Poor Ricky and his friends gathered to chat.
But nothing could fix a rock that was flat.
The story is wonderful and so fun to read.
I can’t share the end with you even if you plead.
You’ll have to buy this fabulous book.
It is one that you simply can’t overlook.
If you like to read in rhythm and rhyme,
you’ll want to read Ricky all of the time.
Ricky is great, I can’t say anymore!
Buy it online or go to the store.
You will truly enjoy reading Ricky the Rock that Couldn’t Roll. It is a wonderful story about friends helping each other. You will be left wanting more
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