Inch by Inch

Leo Lionni reminds me quite a bit of Eric Carle. He has simple drawings with simple stories that are entertaining and hit the right note. This was made as a Collage with colored pencils and crayons. Birds are trying to eat an inch worm, but when they find out he can measure things, they want to be m......more

I enjoyed the illustrations in this story about a caterpillar that loves to measure. He measures several things and then the story stops quite abruptly. I thought we might learn why he loved to measure or find some facts in the back about the measurements of creatures in the book but there wasn't an......more

This is a wonderful book to help students begin their adventure into measuring! In the book, a little inch worm uses his ability to measure different animals before to convince the other animals no to eat him. This is a great book to use with younger students. I gave my students a piece of yarn to m......more

I’m starting to collect kids book ✨for the future ✨ and this is a childhood classic that I remember. I hope I can get my hands on it one day ☝🏽......more

A cute story and it works for math as well. You can measure a lot of things with an inch! We all liked this and read it a few times a year.......more