Review: The Story of Chester - Susie Vanderlip

 

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Review: The Story of Chester - Susie Vanderlip - January 2012

Are you studying Larvae, Caterpillars, Cocoons and Butterflies ? Wanting to find a resource that you can use to teach preschoolers about the above ? Is your Kindergarten doing a project on the lifecycle of a Butterfly ? As a Children's and Young Person's librarian, I am often asked about finding books that will be suited to the preschool age as we have lots for the older children but nothing at a simple level. Not till now, The Story of Chester follows a Caterpillar named Chester through his lifecycle talking about what he eats, what he likes and the way Chester becomes a butterfly. At 24 pages, The Story of Chester is a quick read and will hold the child's attention . Even better is the colorful photographic illustrations so that the children can sit and immerse themselves into the process that Chester took. What I loved about The Story of Chester was that it also comes with an Interactive DVD which is a short film all about Chester the Caterpillar/Larvae and Butterfly.

The Story of Chester by Susie Vanderlip would make a great resource for all parents and teachers of Toddlers and I am looking forward to using it in one of my visits accompanied by the song "Fuzzy Wuzzy Caterpillar".