![]() I can also tell the characters are children because of their bright, mix-matched outfits and they step on stools to reach the pot of spaghetti. The facial expressions on Minnie’s face show her love of spaghetti and the way the noodles fly around the fork and bowl show her desperation for the food. The illustrations in the story are fun to look at and add depth to the text. But, the book does teach that eating too much of something is not a good idea and will not only make you feel sick, but distract you from healthy things such as playing with a friend. I think this book has more of an entertaining and funny purpose rather than teaching a lesson. However, later her friend who wanted her to play and stop eating spaghetti decides to start eating spaghetti as well. In the story of a young monkey who is infatuated with spaghetti, she becomes ill and decides to stop eating spaghetti. It also lends itself to many themed activities with spaghetti, friendship, and monkeys.For teachers in Kindergarten through Second grade, I highly recommend adding More Spaghetti, I Say! to your classroom library. The text includes multiple examples of punctuation, grammar, rhyme, and capitalization. “I love it on pancakes with ice cream and ham,” Minnie declares, “with pickles and cookies, bananas and jam.” The rhyming text flows easily and elicits excited predictions from young readers: What could Minnie possibly put spaghetti on next? As a teacher in a kindergarten classroom, I used More Spaghetti, I Say! as a mentor text in writing, a leveled book for guided reading, and a shared reading experience during read-aloud. When Freddy looks to Minnie for an afternoon of play, he finds Minnie too busy to play as she gorges on spaghetti. Personal memories aside, More Spaghetti, I Say! makes for a universally memorable read and a great contribution to the classroom. I spent the next three months reading More Spaghetti, I Say! to myself and anyone else who crossed my path. After my kindergarten year, the hotter-than-usual temperatures kept me indoors curled up with my summer reading list. More Spaghetti, I Say! by Rita Golden Gelman will forever be the book that taught me to read. Obviously, it took years of dedicated elementary teachers and countless nights of shared reading with my parents and older sisters, but in my mind, it boils down to one summer with one book. I have a very fond childhood memory of the moment I learned how to read. It is definitely a fantastic book with these words that I heed.Ĭhildren everywhere will definitely love the wackiness of this book,įor children ages four and up, it is definitely worth a look! So overall, “More Spaghetti, I Say!” was such a joy to read! It really features the prominence of spaghetti in the air! I love the images of spaghetti everywhere, ![]() Jack Kent’s artwork is such a delight to see!Īll the characters are as cute as can be! Which just goes to show how wacky this book really is, I sing. I wish I had a wacky friend like Minnie in the city!Īlthough I think it is weird to put spaghetti on everything, Minnie and Freddy’s dialogue with each other was wacky and witty! If I could eat a thousand bowls of spaghetti, then I am ready! This book made me want to eat some more spaghetti, I could read this book all day in the sun. Rita Golden Gelman’s writing was just so fun! Including putting spaghetti on pancakes and ice cream, Minnie sings.Ĭan Freddy get Minnie off her spaghetti fever? With that spaghetti, Minnie did all kinds of things, More Spaghetti, I say, said Minnie, all happy,Īlthough Freddy was thinking this was getting too sappy. She wanted that spaghetti more than she wanted to play with Freddy. There were two monkeys named Minnie and Freddy,įreddy wanted to play, all excited and ready.īut all Minnie wanted was her precious SPAGHETTI, This is yet another special review where I review one of my most favorite books from my childhood in rhyme, since this particular children’s book is told in a rhyme!
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