The Same But Different

By Tessa Dahl

Book Overview

The author of School Can Wait offers a book that "fairly bursts with vitality" (School Library Journal). Children will enjoy seeing their familiar routines done in different ways, as each member of a young girl's family exhibits his own special way of getting up, getting dressed, and getting breakfast. Full-color, cartoon-like drawings throughout.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140548238
• ISBN13: 9780140548235
• Release Date: March 1993
• Publisher: Puffin Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Great for kids, wonderfully offbeat -makes you laugh too!

~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ This book, at first glance, is no different from any other toddler/preschool book about the daily routine of a family. ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ When you read it, though, the little differences in daily routine between mom, dad, granpa, daughter and baby, are described in a way that is witty and wacky. They will vary between tickling your funny bone to laugh out loud humor. This tounge in cheek humor at the different perspectives of normal daily routines done by grandma , dad or baby, is very insightful, and the kids loved it.~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ As the family gets dressed, we observe the differences in underwear, from baby's diapers, to grampa's long Johns. We see how the family members differ in going to work or school for the day, eating dinner, etc. The wonderful illustrations support the tongue in cheek wit. Toddlers and preschoolers may be old enough to find it amusing, or they may be young enough still to appreciate the fact that this book doesnt ignore the little details of reality that are fascinating to kids: like the fact that dad stands up at the toilet, while baby still wets his diapers. I don't know who enjoyed reading this book more, me or the kids!