Category: Children's Fiction (Ages 3-7), 40 pages
Genre: Picture Book
Publisher: Sarah Sommer
Release date: October 2020
Content Rating: G. Children's picture book with no adult topics or language
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It's Gator's first day at his new office job, and he is surrounded by quirky personalities like the slow slug, the obedient dog, the aggressive hawk, and the chatty chicken. He is eager to fit in with his new co-workers, so he tries to be like them. But acting like everyone else doesn't work out for him, and he learns a valuable lesson about himself instead. Featuring hand-drawn illustrations, vibrant colors, and rhymes, Animals at the Office sparks dialogue regarding first-day jitters, fitting in with new crowds, and embracing one's own special traits despite being surrounded by others who are different. Adults may relate to the featured characters based on their own experiences at an office and can use the book to talk more with children about their own job and what going to work means for them.
Animals at the Office Entertains and Teaches an Important Life Lesson. The easy rhyming pages and brightly colored illustrations make the story perfect to hold younger readers or listeners' attention. Parents and older siblings will find the characters all too relatable to real-life "characters" in daily life! The author offers a handful of typical personalities that we all encounter in work or school--or even within our extended families. As the story progresses, readers will learn the value of self-expression and in being true to personal traits, values, and character. Animals at the Office is the perfect book to open up a whole host of discussions on "being yourself."
Animals at the Office is Perfect for Families with Older Children Too. While the book is indeed written for little ones--the messages it sends are perfect for a family storytime with older children too! Older elementary-aged students face many of these office personalities through classroom dynamics, school groups, sports teams, and lunch table interactions! This is an excellent book for families to use to discuss personalities--and the values and difficulties in keeping individual identities while teams and cliques are forming!
Would I Recommend Animals at the Office by Sarah Sommer? Animals at the Office is an excellent book for families seeking a fun way to talk about friend groups and personalities with growing children. Fun, colorful, relatable characters make this short children's book a big help in introducing a big life lesson in a fun way. I definitely recommend this for family storytime or classroom or library use.
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Release date: January 2020
Content Rating: G. Children's picture book with no adult topics or language
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Sarah Sommer enjoys working with words in a way that makes the story feel musical and rhythmical, which is a reflection of her first career in music as a professional clarinetist. She is passionate about animals and enjoys nature, the arts, and dark chocolate.
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