Slinky Malinki (Gold Star First Readers)

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Summary: Slinky Malinki
Review: Fantastic beautiful book enjoyed by both of my children (3 1/2 years and 18 months). Enchanting, attention grabbing rhyme. An absolute joy to read. Lynley Dodd books are an excellent introduction to rhyme and great to enhance vocabulary of the very young.

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Summary: Slinky Malinki
Review: Fantastic beautiful book enjoyed by both of my children (3 1/2 years and 18 months). Enchanting, attention grabbing rhyme. An absolute joy to read. Lynley Dodd books are an excellent introduction to rhyme and great to enhance vocabulary of the very young.

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Summary: Funny story & very good illustrations
Review: I bought this book based upon all the 5-star reviews & was not disappointed w/ this one (so many bad books are given the highest reviews). Actually this is probably one of my favorite kids books I've seen. I'm getting more by this author.

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Summary: Slinki Malinki Rules!
Review: I don't know why the School Library Journal would write such a negative review because this is a delightful book and much loved by all the children in my extended family. It seems to particularly appeal to the 3-4 year olds. The little ones just love the rhythm of the words and I find it to be fun to read!

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Summary: A Fabulous Book!
Review: I too, have no idea why the School Library Journal would write such a negative review. Please ignore theirs, and buy this book! My nephews own it, and while taking care of them, I fell in love with it, too. I now have it memorized (due to the repeated telling), and will recite it to them while we're driving in the car. The boys follow along, and enjoy the rhyms and the imagery. The older one of the boys has even picked up on the underlying theme; that taking another's property is wrong. A fabulous book! I highly recommend it!

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Summary: Slinki Malinki is great!
Review: Ignore the School Book Journal review above. This is a great little book! I have read it many times to my son and he's always riveted. I like the book, the word play, the way things work out in it. I would recommend it to anyone.

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Summary: Slinky Malinki
Review: Obviously the SLJ reviewer knows little about children's books, particularly those written in verse. The tale is one of adventure for young children as they observe the antics of this sneaky, slinky feline. The author obviously well-knows the characteristics of a sneak thief cat and has captured them admirably. I know for I live with one! As a children's librarian in the public library I have used this title successfully in many storytimes over the years. Children love it. If they haven't been exposed to it, they are missing out.

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Summary: A favorite
Review: One of my 3 year old son's favorite books. The intire Lynly Dodd collection is one of the best I have ever found. It is a really great story, short, simple and full of cheekly fun.

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Summary: So much fun to read!
Review: This is one of my favorite "Hairy Maclary" books. My toddler and I just love it. It's about a cat named Slinky Malinki who is "blacker than black, a stalking and lurking adventurous cat". Note the rhyme. The text is a poem, a really cute (but not too cute)poem. Think of T.S. Eliot for very young children. During the day, Slinky Malinki is a "cheeky and cheerful" cat who chases after leaves and rolls in the sun. But at night he turns into (gasp!) a thief. He steals knick-knacks from the neighbors. One night he steals rather more than usual, gets caught, and ends up "in disgrace". As I've said before (see my review of HAIRY MACLARY, SIT), the whole of the "Hairy Maclary" books is greater than the sum of their parts. So while this is an extremely well-told story with very good illustrations, the best part of it (for me, at least) is seeing Slinky Malinki, who is usually a peripheral character, take center stage.