Books For Kids!

Title of Book: I Am Not Getting Up Today

Author of Book: Dr. Suess






Is there an author's bio in the front or back of the book? Unfortunately, there is not.

What does it say about the author? It doesn't. But The book itself makes it clear that he does enjoy rhyming.

Describe the cover in a detailed sentence: The cover entails a young boy in orange and white striped pajamas that is chillaxing in bed while his alarm rings on his nightstand next to him; there is also a dog standing on his back paws with his front paws on the top of the bed.

Number of Pages: 36 Pages

List the Characters:

• Sleeping Boy
• Sleeping Boy's Mom
• The whole town

Describe the setting in a detailed sentence: The whole book takes place in the sleeping boy's bedroom.

Summarize the book in 3 sentences: There is a boy who wants to lay in bed all day because he is very tired. He refuses to get out of bed no matter what. The whole town is trying to get him out of the bed.

Does this book...(yes or no)

• have animals as characters? no
• use rhyme? yes
• teach a lesson of some kind? no
• have monsters or creatures? no
• have kids as characters? yes
• have adults as characters? yes
• use humor? yes
• have illustrations? yes
• use color? yes
• use actual photos? no
• have a more sentimental/lovey tone? no
• lots of words per page? no
• one word or phrase repeated throughout? yes

Your favorite/most interesting sentence in the book: "Today's my day for WOOZY-SNOOZY ZIZZ-ZIZZ ZIZZ ZAZZ ZUZZ."

What age(s) do you think this book would be appropriate for? Why? All ages, and also 4-7.
All ages because I am 17 and I still enjoyed reading it. Children 4-7 might like it because kids that age really enjoy the rhymes and pictures in books.

Is this a book you would have liked as a kid? Why? Yes, because all of my favorite childhood books were rhyming books. Also, I too was a stubborn child so I could relate to the character.