Good afternoon, welcome to a new week and Monday. I hope you had a wonderful weekend, and your Easter was everything you wanted. As we move through the month, I wanted to share a new children’s book with you. The new book is called I Made These Ants Some Underpants. I received a physical copy of the book in exchange for this review.
I would like to let you know I Made These Ants Some Underpants to me back to my childhood as I remembered the days of the week undies. Do you remember them? Did you have them as a child? Although, I can’t imagine making a pair of underwear for a Ant. Can you? Charlie did say it might be fun to try but I don’t plan on helping him. Would you like to?
Charlie and I had fun learning about all the different people and animals he made underwear for including his sister. Charlie said all that was missing was a dog or cat. Although at the end of the book Charlie said he wished the boy hadn’t decided to go Camo ie without underwear even though it was funny. No, Charlie says he isn’t going to do that ever. How about you?
Charlie let me know he believe this book is for younger children but older kids and there parents might find the story funny just as we did. We will be using the book in our Homeschool Art Class to create underwear for different things in our home and sewing them in our Home Economics Course. Would you like to help us create the underwear we make?
About:
The creative team behind Does a Bulldozer Have a Butt? returns with a raucous tale of radical generosity—and custom undies!
What’s a kid to do when given a day-of-the-week underwear set—wear Monday’s undies on Monday, Tuesday’s undies on Tuesday like a rule-following robot?
No sirree bob! He’ll cut and craft, snip and sew until every single one of his friends—from an Octopus to a piggy bank to, yes, a line of Ants—has their own pair of underwear, whether they want them or not. . . .
One boy’s valiant attempt to create a pair of underpants for each of his buddies, no matter how imaginary, is a laugh-out-loud testament to the devotion of friendship, the creative muse, and the power of underwear to unite even the least likely of allies—especially on the days you don’t want to wear them.
UNIVERSAL, TIMELESS HUMOR: Underpants and underpants-related humor are evergreen themes, and the witty, satisfying rhymes plus the unabashed appeal to the hilarity of underwear make this book irresistible to kids and adults alike.
GREAT READ ALOUD: The rhyme and rhythm of the text make for a great read-aloud book, and with funny illustrations featuring extra jokes, kids will want to revisit this book forever and ever. It’s the type of book that never gets old, for parent or child.
CLEVER WORDPLAY AND WARM MESSAGE: This story isn’t simply a repetition of the same joke or word. Instead, it’s a clever way of using one funny subject in several ways. Its focus on friendship, generosity, and imagination makes it as endearing as it is hilarious.
JOKES FOR EVERYONE: This text speaks to a juvenile sense of humor without giving any opportunity for kids to add crass potty jokes of their own.
EXPERT AUTHOR, POPULAR ILLUSTRATOR: The author is the creator of FitLit Kids, Reading Giraffe, and Playball, literacy initiatives that seek to make new readers. The illustrator is the artist of many popular books for kids, including Does a Bulldozer Have a Butt?
Perfect for:
- Fans of funny books for kids and rhyming picture books
- Parents, grandparents, and caregivers
- Educators and librarians seeking children’s books to engage reluctant readers
- Fans of Longest Letsgoboy, Does a Bulldozer Have a Butt?, Pete the Cat books, and the wonderfully silly stories of Mo Willems and Laura Numeroff
- Giving as a birthday, holiday, back-to-school or end-of-year classroom gift
Meet the Author: Derick Wilder
Derick is an author/educator and founder of Reading Giraffe, a literacy initiative that uses the wonder of picture books to help create lifelong readers. Derick lives with his daughter in Fort Mill, SC, where they share their home with Koda, a Siberian Husky, Sammy, a Ball Python, and stacks of books. You can find him online at www.derickwilder.com.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
