Fifi Kuo

I have mixed feelings on this book. For one thing, it is EXCELLENT for early learning. It reminds me of Goldilocks and Three Bears....except we have Panda and Penguin in search of just the right couch. (Reminds me of my husband and I shopping for furniture but I digress ;)) The simple and straight forward text make it an excellent choice for beginning readers.

However, I wanted to love the illustrations more than I did. I found the way both Panda and Penguin were depicted distracting =( The couches were great though! And the end also felt confusing. I get repurposing the couch you have (like the slipcovers I put on mine!) but we felt like we got to that point with NO foreshadowing. It irked me. I would ask readers right beforehand what would THEY do if they couldn't find the proper couch?… (más)