This book would be good to use for grade 2 because they could read it by themselves and could pick out which animal is different than the others. It could be used to teach about describing characters because there is one animal on each page that is different from all the others so the students could describe why it is different.

An animal spotting book with unique animals.

I really enjoyed this spotting book. Paying attention to details in pictures is not a personal strength of mine, but the clues in the accompanying rhymes kept my interest. This book made paying attention to details in pictures fun. ( )

I think The Odd One Out was an awesome children’s book for three reasons. First, I love the interactive aspect of this book. It’s similar to an I Spy book in that you have to find what the paragraph is asking you for. For example, the book says, “A large group of tortoises passes on by. They watch the birds and look up at the sky. Most of them smile, but one’s frightened instead. Which one is scared and has hidden its head?” The page is patterned with tortoises that all look very similar except for one that is hiding inside of its shell. I like that this gives the book an interactive aspect for the reader. If you are reading it to a child, it has a way for them to participate. Second, I think that the illustrations make this book as wonderful as it is. The illustrations are very well done and match the playful style of the text. They look as though they were made of construction paper and are very textured giving it a young and playful vibe. This pairs well with the playful rhymes of the text. Finally, I like the style of the text. It is more complex than an I Spy book because the paragraphs explaining what you are looking for are more in depth. I like this because it challenges younger readers and requires more thinking. While it challenges the reader, it remains playful and light.

I think the main idea of this book was simply to have an engaging and interactive book. It excites young readers with colorful pages and something to challenge them. It gives them an opportunity to be involved in the book. ( )

I had mixed feelings about this book. I really enjoyed the writing,the illustrations, and the idea of the book, but there wasn't really a plot to the book which I didn't like. The writing was all done in rhyme which made it more fun for the reader. Each page asked you to spot something and it asked you in rhyme format. I really liked the rhyme that said "A fine train of camels is crossing the sands. One's not the same. Can you spot where it stands?" This rhyme and all of the others make the book more interesting for the reader. The illustrations on each page were very repetitive; it showed the same image repeated many times with just one image different however the repetition was very effective for this book. The illustrations were very well-done but also necessary for the story; without them the book would have been completely pointless. I loved the style of the illustrations and the media they were done in. The idea of the book was for the reader was to spot the difference on each page that is described. I think it's an interesting idea for younger readers, but it makes it so it is a book with no plot. This would be good for some younger readers to interact with the book but I personally didn't really like that there wasn't a story. Since there was no plot, there wasn't really a big idea. The big idea might have just been to spot differences and practice with rhymes. ( )