What If Everybody Did That - Softcover

Javernick, Ellen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0516436694 ISBN 13: 9780516436692

Publisher: Children's Press (CT), 1990

Synopsis

"I fed just a little of my popcorn to the bear." What if everybody did that? A children's picture book that teaches social skills and good manners.

About this title

About the Author:

Author Ellen Javernick lives in Loveland, Colorado.

Illustrator Colleen M. Madden lives in Erdenheim, Pennsylvania.

From School Library Journal:

Kindergarten-Grade 2—An unnamed boy is forced to consider the consequences of his actions in this cautionary tale about making responsible choices. The narrator commits a series of seemingly minor offenses, such as feeding popcorn to the bears in the zoo, throwing an empty soda can out the car window, sneaking a lick of frosting from a wedding cake, and interrupting the librarian during storytime. Each time, an angry adult admonishes him by asking, "What if everybody did that?" causing him to envision the possible outcomes: sick animals, garbage strewn along the highway, a ruined cake, and chaos at the library. Each spread depicts a different episode. The art on the verso shows the boy committing a thoughtless act, and the recto pictures show what could happen if everyone broke the rules. Madden's experience as a greeting-card illustrator is evident in the variety of expressions shown on the faces of the multicultural cast in the colorful mixed-media drawings. This title could be a useful purchase for libraries looking to add to their collections of character-building books.—Martha Simpson, Stratford Library Association, CT
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About this edition

• Publisher: Children's Press (CT)
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0516436694
• ISBN 13: 9780516436692
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 30
• Illustrator: Hackney Richard