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Reviewed by Jennifer Senick for Readers' Favorite
Being yourself isn't always easy, especially when you wish you could be like someone else. In Little Green by Arnold Rudnick, a frog living in a swamp sees a flock of geese soaring overhead. He thinks it would be wonderful to fly like them. Great Goose is teaching a class nearby, so the frog goes to see if he can join. She tells her students that anything is possible, but apparently that doesn't include a frog without wings. Little Green doesn't understand why she won't give him a chance. After leaving the beach, he comes across some horses galloping through a field. They can run so fast! He wants to learn how to do that, too. Head Horse is giving lessons, but Little Green runs into the same problem. This time, it's because he doesn't have hooves. When he spots some colorful koi swimming in a lake, he decides to try again. Will the frog ever find something he's good at?
I really enjoyed Little Green by Arnold Rudnick. The beginning reminded me of a song children might learn and sing together. This book offers plenty of opportunities to develop early literacy skills. The rhyming text has a playful rhythm that children can easily follow. The familiar pattern of the situations also encourages children to predict what might happen next. I also appreciated the message about recognizing your own strengths instead of trying to be someone else. I'd love to share this with my kindergarten students because it would be perfect for a sequencing activity. We could put Little Green's adventures in order and discuss how he feels each time someone turns him away. Marcelo Gorenman's colorful illustrations have a colored-pencil appearance, with plenty of small details children will like when examining them more closely. This is a great choice for parents and teachers who want to encourage self-confidence and acceptance.
