Billy & Milly, Short & Silly

This is a little like the BOB books in that it repeats a rhyming (sound) sequence over and over, but the pictures and the stories are FABULOUS. Highly recommend.

Billy and Milly are sitting in the doorways of their apartments on the stairs. Billy is holding a basketball and Milly is sitting there looking a little dreamy. The ice cream truck is coming down the street and they won't be sitting there for long. "Stoops Hoops Scoops Oops." The basketball just plopped right on top of Milly's ice cream cone. Looks like that double dipper cone is all one flavor now! Billy put his golf ball on a tee and gave it his best swing, but something disastrous happened. "Tee Tree Bee Flee." That ball just hit the side of a bee's nest that was hanging in a tree. All the bees got very angry and started to chase Billy. BZZZZZZ! It was time to throw that club in the air and run for it! This is a wonderful book to encourage your preschooler or emergent reader to guess the next word. This is a rhythmical book that is very lively with "thirteen very funny and very short stories." The graphic novel style characters who look a tad anime are very appealing. The only word that will be difficult for most emergent readers to decipher would be the word "gnat." Before you know it, you're going to have a youngster who will insist on "reading" you this entire book!

i have a two and a four-year-old and they both adore this book! my older child has practically memorized it because we've read it so much. great illustrations and a catchy rhyme make it perfect for multiple ages!

Such a great book for young readers! I could read it over and over again -- with the fun rhymes and short stories, kids will stay entertained -- and once they learn it, they can say the words as they come up. Teaches rhyming and language in a fun and enjoyable way. Beautiful and vibrant pictures too.