Jamberry by Bruce Degen (1999, Paperback)

One of the books that my husband recently picked up at a yard sale was Jamberry. I didn t get a chance to look at it right away, but a few days later when I picked it up I was so pleased and couldn t wait to share this book with my daycare children. The Story This book has a simple rhyming story of a bear and a boy and they berries they pick. Quickberry! Quackberry! Pick me a blackberry! We see the duo in fields and in streams, riding a train and floating along in a hot air balloon. We see rabbits jamming in the berryland band and elephants skating on raspberry jam. The Illustrations The...

Of the countless board books that we received when our son was born, none has pleased him (or us!) more than "Jamberry!" My four and a half month old giggles and squeals with delight each and every time we read it to him (which is quite often!) The rhyming is fun and whimsical (silliness at its best) and has a terrific sing-song quality to it ("Quickberry/Quackberry/Pick me a blackberry!") I had never heard of this book prior to my son's birth, but now I recommend it to anyone looking for a fun way to introduce books and reading to their kids.

One berry, Two berry, Pick me a berry This delightful funny silly cute ryhme book is a must for any child. I was first introduced to this unusual book by a friend who was reading it to her giggling 4-year-old granddaughter on a cold dreary early spring day. "Read it again." says Lucie to her grandma between giggles almost as silly as the book. What's the book about that's so silly? This book is about a boy, a bear and tons of berries. What inspired her to purchase this book was a visit they had taken last year to a real farm in Madill Oklahoma called Jamberry Farm. There they picked...

This book will quickly become one of your toddler's favorites if you are wise enough to add it to your bookshelf! This is a story of a little boy and his bear friend as they search for berries ripe for the picking. The bear speaks in rhyme, something most little listeners will love. He invites the little boy on a berry picking adventure--"one berry, two berry, pick me a blueberry." In addition to rhyming lines, other great learning features in this book include numbering, alliteration, and repetition. The lines of the book are musical to youngster's ears, you are sure to get some giggles at...