Time to Get Up (Lift-The-Flap Book) - Hardcover

Hellard, Susan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 039921948X ISBN 13: 9780399219481

Publisher: Putnam Juvenile, 1990

Synopsis

Rooster tries to get the farm animals up, but each has an excuse. Lifting flaps reveals the animals giving the excuses.

About this title

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 1-- It's eight a.m. . (" 'It's still dark,' said the lark."), and the animals are rushing to get dressed (" 'Where are my socks?' said the fox."), breakfasted, (" 'We like oats,' said the goats."), and out of the house on time. Half an hour later, the scramble is over, and the cock who has overseen the drill is left relaxing, feet up on the kitchen table, with the baby goose: " ' What a treat--now I can eat. ' "). Flaps hide the picture of the animal who is speaking as well as the second half of the couplet, enabling readers to guess the animal's identity from the rhyme, and then lift the flap to check their answers. It's lots of fun, especially because the attractive watercolors are full of personality and humor, with tidbits that readers will recognize from their own morning routines. Preschoolers will enjoy manipulating the flaps solo, but the pictures supply sufficient detail and interest to support a rich exchange between adults and children sharing the book. --Liza Bliss, Worcester Public Library, MA
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Publishers Weekly

This lift-the-flap tale of morning rituals in a house inhabited by various animals begins on the front cover, as a rooster wakes to an alarm clock. The cock dashes downstairs, combing his comb, and announces, "It's eight o'clock, time to get up." Various responses ensue on full-page spreads, including a picture of a bed with "'I want to sleep"' facing a quilt/flap that when lifted, reveals the words "said the sheep," and a sheep in curlers. The animals create havoc as the rooster helps them get ready to leave the house. After the animals have gone and the havoc has subsided, the rooster sits quietly with baby duck and says "What a treat, now I can eat." Though the watercolors are sometimes muddy and the style a bit too free, the illustrations provide a proper feeling of frenzy. Creative layout and use of flaps along with a clever depiction of the morning rush combine to make this an amusing read that even parents will not quickly tire of. Ages 3-6.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 039921948X
• ISBN 13: 9780399219481
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 22