Commotion in the Ocean - Giles Andreae

Another stunning one from this pair of author / illustrator. The commotion in the ocean is a series of small four line poems about various animals in the ocean. Language is excellently used, with plenty of rhyming which is super important for early readers and preschoolers. Each animal has a whole page devoted to it and it's poem, with lovely illustrations, and each poem highlights particualr features of the animals concerned. The blue whale poem highlights their enormous size, while the octopus talks about all it's legs. The poems are light and funny, and kids are interested and learning at the same time. My kids 2 and 4 have both loved this book, especially if you can ...