Cheerful, cute critters greeting in their unique ways. A great one to share with little ones. ( )

In my opinion, the book "Say Hello Like This" by Mary Murphy is a really great book for young readers who are learning about sounds. One thing I really liked about this book was the use of bright colors and bold, full page illustrations. Each animal on the page is drawn with charcoal and filled in with color to make each page attractive to the reader. The animals are also drawn like cartoons which gives them a whimsical feel. Another feature I really liked about this book was that it was simple, yet gave a lot of information. A young learner would love this book because it covers a variety of animals like a cow, cat, chicken, bug, donkey and many more while teaching them what each animal says. This could be very interactive for parents or teachers with their kids or students as they can say the sounds along with them. A final thing I liked about this book was that it includes pages that fold over within the book. For example, one pages reads, "A chicken hello is flappy and clucky..." then the reader turns a small, half page that reveals a continuation of the illustration and more text. The text continues, "...like this! cluck cluck cluck." The big idea of the story is to teach children animal sounds in a fun and interactive way. ( )

I really liked this book for various reasons. “Say Hello Like This” is a bright and bold book that all students are attracted to. The cover page is bright blue, gold and yellow with two adorable baby chicks. The illustrations were phenomenal. The content of the story is short and sweet. Each page shows a different animal and how they say hello. For example, “A beetle hello is tiny and tappy.” The reader then opens up a half flap and it says “Like this! Tap, tip, tap, tip.” Because there are flaps (almost like a game board,) the story is very engaging for students. This book would best be suited for preschoolers. The message of the book is to never judge. Not everyone can be like you and if they were, what a boring world we would live in! The last page of the story ends with all of the animals saying “HELLO!” It was a great, sweet, charming and powerful book. ( )

Say Hello Like This uses wonderful illustrations and half pages to demonstrate how different animals communicate with one another. At the end if even has the reader say out loud how humans say hello. This books is great to read aloud to children 0-4 yrs old. ( )

Fabulous animal choice, a nice back and forth with the children and an ending sure to bring everyone together for one uproarious hello!

Good for toddlers or preschool.