What Littl Boys Are Made Of

What Little Boys Are Made of

by Robert Neubecker

HarperCollins, 2012

What Little Boys Are Made Of is a really cute picture book that allows the imagination to really come alive. Neubecker’s words and illustrations match perfectly to what you would lies in a young boys imagination. The story features repetition of the title through the book. By answering the question, we first see illustrations of the boy playing with the toys in his room. On the following page, we see him actually in that type of setting. (Example: “What are little boys made of? Snakes and rats and big jungle cats, vines and rocks and razor-tooth crocs!” (You see the young boy in his room with animals there too) [flip page] “That’s what little boys are made of.” (you see the boy in a jungle with giant animals surrounding him.)) This repetition is continued throughout the book.

I think that a story like this is perfect for young children in pre-school, kindergarten or even first grade. Girls would even enjoy it too, and would then want to find a book called “What Little Girls Are Made Of”.