TIGER TALES: The Dancing Clock by Steve Metzger

A monkey at Central Park Zoo is so enamored with the dancing clock, he has to get a closer look at the mechanized instrument-playing statues. He leaves his enclosure, climbs to the clock, and dances with the animals. But, when the dance is done, he wants to go home. How will he get back across the zoo to his monkey pals?

A cute rhyming story. Another book with fantastically detailed pictures that will keep young readers engrossed. One of our favorites from the fall releases at Tiger Tales.

4 out of 5 stars.

TIGER TALES WEEK: The Ice Cream King and One Little Blueberry

Summary 
The Ice Cream King: A boy and his mother, sketched in muted colors, stop for an ice cream treat where the boy, Teddy, feels like an ice cream king because he can have anything he wants. After awhile, though, he realizes what he really wants is something he can share.


One Little Blueberry: Heavy-weight paper book - not quite a board book. A counting book where bugs chase a blueberry. In the end, though, their lunch plans are thwarted.

Review

Both books are nicely done and good for their target audience. I did have some trouble in The Ice Cream King following the transition from reality to the ice cream dream the first time I read this. I actually went back to see if I had skipped a page. The pictures of the boy enjoying the ice cream possibilities are a lot of fun and can prompt some interesting discussion about what readers would do if they were an ice cream king or queen.


3 out of 5 stars for both books

Recommended for: children under 8, library story times, classroom story times, discussions on sharing. Ice Cream would also be good with a cold summer treat. Blueberry would be good for bug lovers and also for folks looking for a counting book.


Cautions: none

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