This book is book two friends named Hip and Hop trying to change Yaul answer from a no to a yes. I like this book because it get you involved right at the beginning of the book. This would also be good for students to read which is why I would have it in my classroom. This book would be good for beginner readers. ( )

Yes, Yes, Yaul! is a fun book that I enjoyed reading. This book was both good and bad, in my opinion. It was good because I believe that it would encourage reading due to the song-like prose and rhyming words. The message that this book delivers is also a plus. Hip and Hop work together to cheer up Yaul the grumpy porcupine and help find something that he likes. I did not like this book because I believe that it could be difficult to read for children. I had difficulty finding the right pace to use, so I can imagine that a child might also find this book difficult to read. ( )

I loved this book because the text was very fun to read. This book is about a a porcupine that always says "No" to everything. Until one day he meets a turtle and rabbit that changes the porcupine's perspective. The text is engaging for the reader because whenever the turtle or rabbit speaks, they are rapping. When the turtle is speaking, the reader is suppose to rap slow, but when the rabbit is speaking, the reader is suppose to rap fast. For example, the turtle says, "I rhyme in a turtle style. It takes me days to bike a mile." The rabbit says, "Come on, friend, pick up the pace. Pedal faster. Turn up the bass." The big idea behind this book is that it is important to be open minded and that the text can be read at different paces. ( )

This book is the second book in the Hip and Hop series. This book is about being persistent. Both the rabbit and turtle want to help their friend but he doesn’t like anything they do. Finally, after their hard work, they find out he likes to dance. One extra-textual feature that the book has is a “comic-book” setup on the pages. This allows the readers feel the motions and struggle the bunny and turtle went through to find what Yaul enjoys. Another feature the book contains is the constant rhyming. In the first book, the rhyming was essential to the rapping part and the rhyming helps that theme cross over to this book. However, majority of the book wasn’t focused on the rhyming. The rhyming was more for the reader’s entertainment than for understanding. This makes the tone of the story light, and funny.

“Yes, Yes, Yaul!” is a corky story about a very negative porky pine. The central message of the story is about not judging things before you try them.
The story revolves around a pair of rappers, one a slow speaking turtle and the other a fast talking rabbit. When reading the story the narrator recommends reading the turtle’s speech slowly and the rabbit’s speech quickly. This adds an element to the story that involves the reader much differently than other book. The pair of rappers eventually runs into a porky pine that refuses to enjoy anything they suggest. The rabbit and turtle attempt their best effort to find something the porky pine will like and it is eventually revealed that the porky pine was nixing things before actually experiencing them. ( )