Swallow the Leader

Children's Book and Media Review Volume 39 | Issue 8 Article 67 2018 Swallow the Leader Ellen McCarty Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cbmr BYU ScholarsArchive Citation McCarty, Ellen (2018) "Swallow the Leader," Children's Book and Media Review: Vol. 39 : Iss. 8 , Article 67. Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cbmr/vol39/iss8/67 This Book Review is brought to you for free and open access by the All Journals at BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Children's Book and Media Review by an authorized editor of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact , . McCarty: Swallow the Leader Book Review Swallow the Leader Author Danna Smith Illustrator Kevin Sherry Reviewer Ellen McCarty Rating Excellent Level Count to ten and back to one again with a playful underwater game of follow the leader! One fish with a red flag is joined one at a time by other sea swimmers for a lively adventure. As we arrive at ten, our leader comes across a tasty snack and without thinking, gulp! Too late, he realizes his mistake! Now it is a game of swallow the leader. Each fish in turn swallows the one in front of him”¦ and we count back down to one. But never fear, the last gulp was too much, and burrrp! The group is all back and ready for another game! Who does not like a counting book? Catchy rhyming lyrics sing us through the game, with versus full of motions that can be acted out by little ones. Snap like a crab, blow like a whale, flap like a ray, and puff like a blowfish. Textured paper cutout collages on a watercolor background create interest without overwhelming the scene for our bright colored fish outlined in black swimming across the page. This great read aloud book if full of personality and will be “delish” for little ones. Toddler, Preschool Pages 32 Year 2016 Publisher Clarion Books ISBN 9780544105188 Published by BYU ScholarsArchive, 2018 1  (...truncated)