James Solheim

Taken from the view point of a infant, this book puts the world into an enlightening, simplistic perspective. The infant is aware he doesn't know much but he knows how to write and here is his journal. The pages are filled with journal entries about the fascinations of the new world around him and most importantly the love for his sister. He admires everything his sister does but gets discouraged and hurt when his sister ignores him for a boy. Beginning to think his sister does not treasure him the way he does her, one day the sister comes home crying and finally confides in the infant again. She has discovered the infant's journal and laughs and laughs but once she confides in him, the two form an even stronger bond and together create the Young Authors of the World club, in which their dog, Floofy is the president. This book is written from the perspective of an infant, a perspective I have never read before. This point of view turns the complex world into that of a much simpler world where we can just find love in our family.… (más)

"Born Yesterday" is a hilarious account of an infant who writes about his daily life. The book focuses on sibling relationships, as the baby desires to be just like his big sister. By discussing adjustment to a new sibling in a humorous way, children are able to see that brothers and sisters are a blessing, not a bother. Especially for early elementary students, this book could be used to teach journal writing or first-person perspective. Since the placement of the text and pictures varies, young readers will be engaged. Kids will be laughing all of the way through the book.… (más)

I really liked this book. The big picture of the book was to give readers an idea of food facts and where in the world it can be found. The illustrations in this book are great! Albeit some pages have a lot going on, still like the illustrations. I like the food facts that each page has. It has statistics, interesting facts about that food, text bubbles if two people were talking about that specific food, etc. I like the index and contents page the book has. This make it easy for the reader to find exactly what page they are looking for as well as give the reader an idea as to the contents of the book. I really like the book has a map of the world and different sayings that are in that part of the world.… (más)