Book Review: Move Over, Rover!
Age Range: 1+
Author: Karen Beaumont
Illustrator: Jane Dyer
Harcourt, Inc.
Orlando
2006
ISBN: 978-0-15-201979-2
List Price: $11.92 (amazon.com)
Rover is happily snuggling in his doghouse on a rainy day, but he’s not alone for long. Soon a whole crew of backyard animals are looking for a warm place to wait out the storm, until an unexpected guest sends them all running.
A Theodor Seuss Geisel Award winner from 2017, Move Over, Rover! is fun to read out loud and a perfect read for little ears. The concept is somewhat familiar for children’s books– lots of animals joining one by one and crowding into a small space. However, the setting and animals are unique and ones little ones may have seen in their own neighborhood. Additionally, the repeated refrain that grows with each new animal is helpful for early literacy. The animals and rhyming were appealing to my 3-year-old; and the repeated phrases tempting for me to let my kindergartener work out on his own.
The illustrations (watercolor and liquid acrylic) are sweet and expertly depict a rainy fall day – they made me want to snuggle somewhere warm, too!
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