No Longer a Dilly Dally

by Carl Sommer

Book Overview

In contrast to Family Work First, the fun loving Dilly Dallys have a family tradition -- play first, then work. But tough times convince the Dilly Dallys that they must change to survive. Ants have to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1575370018
• ISBN13: 9781575370019
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Advance Publishing(TX)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.5" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Help for parents

What parent doesn't spend alot of time trying to convince their child that play time comes after work time. This book is a fun way to reinforce that lesson to kids. Great book!

No Longer A Dilly Dally

No Longer a Dilly Dally was about two families who moved away from their friends to start a new home in the country. I thought this was a very good book about the lesson of getting your work done first and playing later. It would be a good book about the lesson of hard work and working first before you play. My family is just like the Work Play Family, and even though we follow this good rule, I still have lots of time to play. Great color and illustration, I really like the pictures. My Mom and I read this book together and had a good laugh about how the Work Play Family was just like us.

Don't Put Off Till Tomorrow What You Can Do Today

No Longer A Dilly Dally is an adorable book about the hard working ants, however some ants don't understand that in order to eat they must work first. This story warms your heart as you see the Dilly Dally's learn a hard lesson about laziness. The picture illlustrations are superb and they put a smile on my face. As usual, they have lots of detail. I will share this book with my class and it will enable me to integrate teaching about ants and hard work.

Great Message!

Children will love the antics of the ant families and the valuable lesson they portray. They will certainly love the cute illustrations. Any child will easily grasp the message about proper balance between work and play. My grandson love bugs so I know he'll love this story.

No Longer a Dilly Dally Scores Big With Toddlers

No Longer a Dilly Dally is a fantastic book for teaching young children the very important life lessons of hard work. Sommer does an excellent job of portraying the difference between two ant families, one that plays first then works; the other that works first and then plays. Depending on their choice of whether to work or play first, Sommer takes the reader through a season in which young children can understand the importance of planning and preparing through hard work, perseverence and dedication to a task. An incredible way to introduce these concepts to young readers and even toddlers.In a very easy to read and understandable format, Sommer drives home the point of teaching our young people the importance of hard work in the formation of their character. My three and half year old loved the book and grasped the concepts well. It provided a great basis for communication in our home on the importance of hard work before play. Our society has slipped away from the traditional roles of hard work before play, this book helps to bring this foundation back into alignment. It was an important lesson for both my child and myself. I look forward to reading additional materials by Carl Sommer and adding them to our home library.