That’s Good, That’s Bad children's book is a very good narrative about assumptions.

Margery Cuyler - That's Good! That's Bad! Children’s Fiction is a fun read in our Osage County First Grade. A little boy went to the zoo with his parents where they bought him a shiny red balloon; that was the commencement of a good/bad set of adventures. The balloon carried him soaring up into the sky, and that was good, ummm, no, that was bad because the balloon drifted a long time before it came to a jungle, where it burst as it touched the branch of a tall, prickly tree. And that was bad, errr, no that was good. Thus the adventures proceeded from a plummet into a muddy river full of hippos to joining a gathering of 10 noisy baboons, to finding a hanging vine to snatch for his getaway, coming in contact with elephants and lions and a big billed stork; until finally the little boy is brought back together with his parents. That’s Good, That’s Bad is a very good narrative about assumptions. First Graders, as well as much of the population in general it seems; are prone to very black and white thinking, and never consider the grey that is reality most of the time. A dropped pencil immediately elicits cries of ‘somebody stole my pencil’, a child sitting and reading may be accused of taking the book of another despite the fact that the book he/she is holding is the one checked out by the reader, and so it goes. Teaching that assumptions, jumping to conclusions and conjecture are often wrong is an ongoing process beginning in Kindergarten and continuing throughout life. Cuyler's quirky narrative is animated, filled with motivating exclamations Osage First Grade enjoys; WOW, PANT PANT, SSSSS, GLUG, SLOP, WHOOSH, ZZZZZ, PURRR, SLURP, YUCK, OOOOO, BOO HOO, FLAP FLAP, to encourage Little Listener Readers to chime in as the story is read. Osage County First Grade swiftly grasps that each page is going to launch a new set of oh good, no bad, however, the transition to life has yet to begin. Writer Cuyler’s little boy and his misadventures are well portrayed by illustrator David Catrow’s droll and clever graphics depict the little boy’s sporadic respite and panic. Child essential repetition, vivacious kid friendly illustrations and a jungle filled with capricious critters is one fun read for Osage County First Grade. Writer Cuyler’s That’s Good! That’s Bad! is a magnificently ingenious and delightfully illustrated escapade crowded full of untamed critters as well as extraordinary state of affairs. I like that children are introduced to the notion that everything does not necessarily turn out as first seemed, and that what may look like a disaster may well be a very good thing while what seems so positive at first blush may be anything but. A real child pleaser, happy to recommend Margery Cuyler’s That’s Good! That’s Bad!. =========================== Reviewed by Molly’s Reviews molly martin =========================== Title That's Good! That's Bad! Author Margery Culyer Illustrator David Catrow Genre: children 32 pages Reading to: Ages 3-8 Read with some help: Ages 4 - 8 Read alone: Primary Readers Publisher: Henry Holt and Company 175 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10010 ISBN-10: 0805029540 ISBN-13: 978-0805029543 For more product details, facts, and shipping information please check Amazon