Five Creatures, Emily Jenkins
Five Creatures, Emily Jenkins
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Five Creatures

Author: Emily Jenkins

Narrator: Kristen Hahn

Unabridged: 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Weston Woods

Published: 09/01/2002

Categories: Children's Fiction


Synopsis

Three humans and two cats.Five creatures live in our house.Three humans, and two cats.Three short, and two tall.Four grownups, and one child (that's me!).This story of lighthearted comparisons depicts various scenes in a happy household where each member is distinct but also has something in common with one or more of the others. The fun comes from sorting out the similarities and the differences.

About Emily Jenkins

Emily Jenkins is the author of many chapter books, including the Toys trilogy (which begins with Toys Go Out) and the Invisible Inkling series. Her picture books include Lemonade in Winter, Toys Meet Snow, and The Fun Book of Scary Stuff. She would like to be a Flare and work as a pastry chef. Visit Emily at emilyjenkins.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Michael on August 20, 2012

Innocent looking book about a family of three and two cats. However, a strong resource for teaching kids about numbers and counting.......more

Goodreads review by Rose on December 13, 2023

SIMILAR and DIFFERENT: These essential concepts are the true stars of this story. Although the fun involves comparing the five members of the family. According to the author, the two cats are equally members of the family... along with a pair of parents and their little girl. Comparisons are cute. And......more

Goodreads review by Jaelyn on March 29, 2021

The illustration in this book reminds me of something a child could relate to, as if they could draw it as well. I do find the structure of the text placement fun and wild. However the voice I hear through out this story is a younger child that is learning how to talk, very simplistic word structure......more

Goodreads review by Viviane on November 23, 2018

This is an excellent math picture book, which can be used to discuss fractions, percentages, and graphs of all sorts. Both preschoolers and elementary students could enjoy this book, which is relatively short to read - and teachers in both pre-k and elementary classes could use this book to make gra......more

Goodreads review by Rochelle on March 10, 2020

I thought this book was boring and the illustration style was not my favorite. But, this book would be good for beginning readers. It included many activities and items that involve homes, and it incorporated numbers. I think those would help children while learning how to read.......more