Mercer Mayer and Little Critter

We began our celebration of books with a look at Mercer Mayer, who has written and illustrated 300 books! We also learned from his life that you have to keep trying if you really want something, because Mercer eventually had to throw away all of his art portfolio and start drawing some new, better pictures before anyone would publish his work. We listened to his song Alligator Under the Bed, which you can find at http://www.littlecritter.com/, along with lots of colouring and game pages. Then we read three of his books and laughed and laughed at his funny stories and pictures. Some of us like to find the mouse or the spider hiding in the picture. We love Little Critter.