BR 2-16: Fluffy And The Firefighters

The best way to fight fires is to keep them from happening in he first place! (p.37)

I chose this book because the illustlation is so cute, and I thought that it is easy for me to read it. May be, there are some books of this seriese, but I read only this book. Fluffy is a classroom guinea pig. I think Fluffy is too self-conscious, but he is a guinea pig who will listen to reason, too.

Tom and Mike that they appere in this book are firefighters. I think firefighters are very cool and bravery. I have never wanted to become a firefighter, but if I was a boy, I wanted to become a firefighter.

Reference

 McMullan, Kate. (1999). Fluffy And  The Firefighters.  New York, NY: Scholastic Inc.

[130 words]

BR 2-07: The Old Woman Who Named Things

She didn't like the idea of being a lonely old woman without any friends, without anyone whom she could call by name. (p.4)

I am glad because the old woman was not lonely finally. I named my iPod and my bicycle, but I feel loneliness like her, and it is because there is merely attachment not treasure. Incidentally, my iPod's name is Ashley and my bicycle's name is Natasha.

By the way, I was surprised that the old woman's car which named Betsy was so cool...! Her house, bed and chair were cute. I feel a sense of incongruity. If Lucky dies earlier than the old woman, it is that she becomes lonely again to be one worry.

Reference

 Brown, Kathryn. (1996). The Old Woman Who Named Things.  Florida, USA: VOYAGER BOOKS.

[132 words]

BR 2-04: Rabbit and Hare Divide an Apple

Mr.Raccoon left quickly‐very quickly. (p.15)

I chose this book because illustration is very cute! I like this illustration. By the way, I didn't know "Hare" in Japanese. It is "Nousagi"! I did not know that I was different from a rabbit in hare either...

I like characters in this book. They are all lovely and little fool. I think Mr.Raccoon is cunning, but did not a rabbit and the hare notice before he finished eating all the mushrooms? Although it is quarrelled with a rabbit hare to get bigger one, the place where they cooperated when  Mr.Raccoon came and were going to protect an apple was interesting.

Reference

 Ziefert, Harriet. (1998). Rabbit and Hare Divide an Apple. New York, NY: Puffin Easy-to-Read edition.

[123 words]

BR 2-03: The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse

'It's good to be home again.' (p.19)

I think this story is famous. I like this story. Town mouse likes town's life, and country mouse likes country's life. Japan has a proverb "When in Rome do as the Romans do". I think it is best way to live in a place where is not local. However, everyone likes their hometowns the best.

I live in Kumamoto. I like Kumamoto, and I want to live here until die, but I long to live Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka. If I live in Tokyo or Osaka or Fukuoka, I will acclimate myself to the new land. However, I must certainly suffer from homesickness. It is the first to live in the place where the human being lived so long not only a mouse.

Reference

 Arengo.Sue. (1998). The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse. New York, NY: Oxfrord University Press.

[146 words]

BR 2-02: The Goose that laid the Golden Eggs

They were very poor but they had everything they needed. (p.9)

I think this story is very instructive. I like Tom and Elena when they were poor. They were living in humble circumstances. Though I thought that I wanted to live a life like them … I don't know why the goose laid golden eggs, but it might become so that it was given little support for their modest life. However, they became greedy. I was disappointed. I believed that Elena would not change. Finally, Tom and Elana were blinded by geed. The goose was killed. It was very sorrowful. They cannot come back in those days when even poverty was happy.

Reference

 Mackinnon, Mairi. (2006). The Goose that laid the Golden Eggs. London, England: Usborne.

[126 words]

BR 1-15: Tigger Comes to the Forest

"But I think," said Piglet to Pooh, "that he's been strengthened quite enough." (p. 48)

I chose this book because I knew Pooh. He is famous character of Disney. I like him, so I read this book.

Tigger who is a friend of Pooh appeared in this book. I think he is a clown. He wandered to search some foods for his breakfast. Pooh and his friends tried to give some food for him. I think they are very kind. However, Tigger couldn't eat all of them, so I came to get irritated. He should eat them without picking and choosing.

Finally, he ate Roo's Extract of Malt. Tigger come to like it and Roo was happy because he don't like it. However, I think it is bad for Kanga. Mother is anxious about a child always. Tigger shouldn't eat Roo's medicine.

Reference

 Krensky, Stephen. (2002). Tigger Comes to the Forest. New York, NY: Puffin Easy-to-Read edition.

[157 words]

BR 1-14: Mouse Tales

"Hello rainbow!" they both said together. (p. 31)

There are seven stories in this book. Hero or heroin of this book are all mice. I think this father has many children.

First story is about wishing well. It is fearful that there is someone in the well. It is uncanny. However, all wishes came true. It is enviable!

Second story is about clouds. I often see sky and clouds. I can see clouds look like anything, but almost all of them is similar to cotton candy. I should have pliable ideas such as the mouse.

Third story is about very tall mouse and very short mouse. They are very good friend! I think maybe very short mouse feel inferior to very tall mouse, but he isn't! They will be good friends for a long time!

Fourth story is about the mouse and the winds. I thought that winds are irresponsible, but the mouse could live good place by them. When the mouse ride a boat, he should row.

Fifth story is about the journey. First of all, the distance from the mouse's house to a house of mother is too long! They should live near. It is surprising that he could change his feet! It is very strange.

Sixth story is about the old mouse. I also like a walk, and I dislike children, but I don't treat them cruelly. He could know the value of consideration.

Final story is about the bath. I think the mouth very audacious. I dislike him. He wasted many water. It is bad for the environment.

There are many individualism mice in this story. Please read this book!

Reference

 Lobel.Arnold. (1972). Mouse Tales. New York, NY: Harper Collins.

[282 words]

BR 1-13: A Snake Mistake

He could not let Jake just lie there. (p. 12)

First of all, I think Farmer Henry is very kind person. He should leave odd snake because he is farmer. Maybe, the snake named Jake ate eggs of Henry's chickens. Jake is a glutton. It serves Jake right. After Jake left the hospital, Henry took Jake to his house. Henry is really good person. I think doctors are witty because they gave the electric bulb which there was in a stomach of John to Henry.

By the way, is it true that chickens become easy to lay an egg when farmer put electric bulbs in the den? If it is true, I am great. It was written in the afterword of this book, "a snake mistake is based on a true story", so an opinion about electric bulbs is probably true.

Reference

 Smith, Mavis. (1998). A Snake Mistake.  New York, NY: Puffin Easy-to-Read edition.

[152 words]