Review: Emergency!

Emergency!

Written by Margaret Mayo

Illustrated by Alex Ayliffe

Publication date: 2002
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
ISBN: 0-87614-922-0

Summary/Back cover:
Fire! Fire - emergency!
Fire engines race all the way.
Hoses rushing, water gushing,
Help is coming.  It's on the way!
Fire engines, police cars, ambulances, lifeboats, and tow trucks race to the rescue in this noisy, busy book bursting with action.  Emergency? Don't worry - help is on the way!

Review:
This is a real boys' book - my 2.5 year old loves it, what with all the rescue vehicles in it!  The fact that we get to yell 'Emergency!' on each page helps a lot, too!  As with other Mayo/Ayliffe books (such as Dig Dig Digging and Snap), the text is rhyming, and the illustrations are lovely and bright.  This one is my son's favourite Mayo book so far!

Review written by Bronwyn

Review: Snap!

Snap!

Written by Margaret Mayo

Illustrated by Alex Ayliffe

Publication date: 2009
Publisher: Orchard Books
ISBN: 978-1-84616-710-2

Summary/Back cover:
Sharks are good at snap, snap, snapping
Whoosh! - dashing, tails lashing,
Spiky teeth ready for snap, snapping.
So snap, sharks, snap!

This brilliant book is packed with all your favourite sea creatures - dolphins, octopuses, turtles, penguins and lots more!

Review:
This beautiful book, by the same team as Dig Dig Digging, is a lovely wee book with little rhymes about a variety of sea creatures, but it didn't hit the mark with my 2.5 year old as much as Commotion in the Ocean did.  However, it is a sweet wee book that has been read many times, and will be read many more time yet, no doubt!

My rating: 3.7 out of 5

Review written by Bronwyn

Review: Dig Dig Digging

Dig Dig Digging

Written by Margaret Mayo

Illustrated by Alex Ayliffe

Publication date: 2002
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
ISBN: 978-0805068405


Summary/Back cover:
Diggers are good at dig, dig, digging.  They can work all day!


Such a fantastic book for any little fans of diggers, fire engines, dump trucks and many more busy movers.
Really fun to read with lots of rhymes and great pictures.


Review written by Anna