Go and Get with Rex

Go and Get with RexGo and Get with Rex by David LaRochelle, Mike Wohnoutka
Published by Candlewick Press on May 7, 2024
ISBN: 1536222062
Pages: 48
Genres: Animals, Children's Beginning Readers, Humor, Realistic Fiction
Format: Picture Book Fiction
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five-stars

In this picture book, the reader gets to play a game of “Go and Get”, in which Jack, Jill, and Rex (the dog) are sent to retrieve an item that begins with a specific letter. The text and illustrations provide hints of what each character brings back for each round, providing fun opportunities for guessing. Rex comically brings back items that (at first blush) don’t appear to start with the requested letter. The illustrations are simple, fun, and effective. The text includes many alliterations, and the text font showcases the letter for each round of the game, which is helpful for early readers to follow along. This is sure to be a story time favorite and will have little readers simultaneously learning and laughing out loud. Recommended for ages 5-6 (Kindergarten to 1st Grade). Nominated for Cream of the Crop.

Reviewed by: Jenn Mead, Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library, Lovell

five-stars