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Pulling Together by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Dawn Daughenbaugh

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

5 Stars
Pulling Together by Lois Wickstrom

Pulling Together is a wonderfully written children’s book that children of any age will enjoy and adults to. My son and I are huge funs of this author and this may be our favorite yet. The one thing I love about this author is there’s always something to gain from reading her books for example learning to share or how to work together This is about Pulling Together. Lila’s grandma knits her a poncho but she thinks grandma made a mistake. While outside playing she comes across three kids who need her help including one kid who is the neighborhood bully. What will Lila do? Will she help all three kids? My son loved the story and the illustrations. He even had his own opinion on what Lila should do. I highly recommend reading this heart warming children’s book to find out what Lila did? I can’t wait to read more from this Author.

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Pulling Together by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Nina Maes

Strong characters. Great story, about friendship and sticking together. I just love this author and all the little gems that she intertwines in her books. Life lessons in all of her stories. I recommend to all readers.

Pulling TogetherPulling Together by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Strong characters. Great story, about friendship and sticking together. I just love this author and all the little gems that she intertwines in her books. Life lessons in all of her stories. I recommend to all readers.

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Pulling Together by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Kerry Baker

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is such a lovely and heart warming story by an author that our entire household always enjoys. This story is all about inclusion and sticking together, something that kids really would benefit from knowing more about as they grow up. It was really nice to see my daughter understand the subject matter and engage with it so naturally. It was perfect to teach her the morale of the story. As usually, we have already read this book multiple times and I am sure we will be reading it many more.

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Pulling Together by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Lorralei Hoerner

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

5 Stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

My great nieces, nephew and I love this author’s books and this is one of our favorites. Very good illustrations and I love the overall message of this story and young and old can enjoy and learn.

Lila is curious that her Grammie is knitting something from Lila that is 3 holes and no sleeves..what could it be? When Grammie is done with the poncho for Lila….she immediately tries it one to go outside…and this poncho keeps Lila warm. Will Lila share when her friends get chilly while playing outside too even is one of her friends is a bit abrasive?

Remember “We All Pull Together”…what a wonderful message for not only children to remember but for adults too.

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Pulling Together by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Jennifer Crain

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Lila assumes her grandma made a mistake when she knitted her a 3-neck poncho. As the day turns blustery cold, Lila learns a lesson of gratitude and friendship as her and her friends stave off a bullyish boy.

This book would be perfect for a discussion of inclusion, taking chances (and elders sometimes know better) and getting along with peers. The colorful illustrations enhance to story as well. Perhaps too wordy for the youngest listeners, would be a delightful read/listen for slightly older preschoolers and kindergarten aged children.

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Pulling Together by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Tara Johnson Barnes

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

When Lila’s Grandma starts knitting a poncho with three head holes Lila thinks that Grandma has surely made a mistake. When Lila asks her Grandma about she says, “We all pull together” and then sends her out to play wearing the poncho. Lila makes her way to her friends house that is two doors down. On the way she encounters two others, one of which is the neighborhood bully. Lila hurries on her way and once she gets to her friends house she discovers what her Grandma meant by her words.

This was a beautiful little story packed full of lessons and exquisite illustrations that really bring the story to life. Grandma had a lesson to teach Lila by knitting a poncho with three head holes but it was up to Lila to learn it through her own actions. Although intended for younger children it conveys important messages for all ages about peer pressure, bullying, sharing, kindness, gratitude, playing and working together. Another amazing book by this author!

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Pulling Together by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Tanya Wall, April 5, 2023

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Lila’s grandmother knits a poncho for Lila. At first Lila thinks grammy made a mistake – there were three neck holes! She puts it over her head and arms and heads out to see her friends. She hopes that certain neighbors don’t see her… but they do. During her interactions with each of the kids in the neighborhood, they learn that if they “pull together” things work out much nicer for each of them. Lois Wickstrom uses this great way to show the idea of working together is better than working against.

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Pulling Together by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Cindy Mayberry

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Lila learns that her grandmother is wiser then she thought. As grandmother is making a ponçho with 3 holes in it. Lila soon find out what her grandmother means when she said,”We All Pull Together”. So why are there 3 holes in the ponçho? That can only be answered by reading this story! I absolutely love this author and her children’s books. She touched on many childhood pressures. Peers, Bullying, Sharing, Playing and Working Together. Her characters are the children we love and adore. This is another book all children’s libraries should have in it.

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Pulling Together by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Tonya Merritt

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I really can never say this enough, if you have a child who likes books or maybe you just like to read to your children Lois Wickstrom is an amazing author. In Pulling Together, she teaches about working together and doing things together. A fun story that teaches your kids values and more.

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Pulling Together by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Jenni Bishop

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Pulling Together is another exciting read from Lois. It is a story that the little ones from 4 to 8 years old will enjoy as they follow along with Lila and her unusual poncho. Lois has many children’s stories that also have something to teach little ones which is what makes he stories good.
Is Grandma crazy or is there more to her words?
Children will indulge their imaginations with the colourful illustrations that help to bring the story to life.
Find out what Lila does and how her poncho helps her in her adventures.

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Pulling Together by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Shelly Kittell

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is a cute story of friendship and working together. This author creates fun stories that teach valuable lessons and values. They are always enjoyable stories to read at storytime.

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Pulling Together by Lois Wickstrom

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Pulling Together by Lois Wickstrom
Genre – Kids, Family
Page Count – 28

Grandma knits Lila a poncho.  This poncho has not one, but three, head holes in it! Lila is sure Grandma made a mistake. Grandma sends her out to play, saying, “We all pull together!” Lila thinks that makes no sense. She encounters three kids who need her help, including the neighborhood bully. Who will she help? And what does the poncho have to do with it?

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Lois Wickstrom lives in a world where imaginary playmates are real. She doesn’t remember being born, so she finds unbirthdays are more exciting than the official once-a-year date on the calendar. She’s taken so many science classes that she believes science is the solution to almost every problem, including the dilemmas in fairy tales.

She writes by herself. She writes with co-authors. She asks illustrators what they would like to draw. If she ever writes her autobiography, the title will be My Life as a Group Project.

Her mother used to get angry with her for daydreaming. Her little sister picked on her. So she lived in books and wrote her own stories in which the bad-guys made sense, and the good-guys had a chance. As she has grown older, her imagination has grown weirder. Even she doesn’t know what she will write next.

Lois is a former science teacher. She has written a series of science-based folktales, and turned some of them into plays. In each modernized tale, the protagonist achieves a better ending because of learning scientific principles. Lois likes to garden, ride her bike with her husband, cook, and she votes in every election.

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What Loretta’s Katydid Did (Loretta’s Insects) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Lauren West

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Cute kids story with some good lessons attached. Loretta’s love for nature and all within it show the joy all kids can experience outside. Both my 4 and 8 year old loved reading this book

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Chicken Little Investigates (Science Folktales) by Lois Wickstrom – Review By Heather Bass

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is such a cute story for our little scientist. I read this book to my niece and she absolutely loved it and she also learned something new. This book makes science fun and you learn about gravity. My niece also loved the pictures as well. They went perfectly with the story.

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What Loretta’s Katydid Did (Loretta’s Insects) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Stephanie Robb

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A lovely story following Loretta as she learns about insects with her grandma. The illustrations and storyline were engaging and perfect for children.

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Chicken Little Investigates (Science Folktales) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Stephanie Robb

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A lovely story aimed at children explaining how gravity works through fun little experiments the animals do. I loved the story and illustrations.

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What Loretta’s Katydid Did (Loretta’s Insects) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Wendy Rennewanz

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

What Loretta’s Katydid Did
by Lois Wickstrom
This is a cute book, Loretta’s Grammie Stella got her an orange tree, it had some insects on it and she learned about som of them and how they were helpful to the tree.

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Chicken Little Investigates (Science Folktales) by Lois Wickstrom – Reviewed by Jamie Burns

Lois Wickstrom has created a fun fractured tale based on Chicken Little. In this tale, Chicken little isn’t so naïve, and decides to investigate about “the sky falling”. Chicken Little tests her theory that it was really an acorn that fell and bumped her head. When she and her friends have come to a conclusion that something DID fall and hit her head, they cannot decided what to call this “thing” they discovered. They quickly decide the king is the best person to ask for help! On their trip, others try to help them and then join their efforts to name the discovery. Soon a whole crowd joins Little Chicken on her trip to see the king. But a hungry cunning fox might just stop the friends from visiting the king for help. How will they escape? Will the king help name their discovery? What do you think Chicken Little should call it when something drops from the sky? To find out what the King calls object dropping, read Chicken Little Investigates!

What Loretta’s Katydid Did (Loretta’s Insects) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Crystal Brehant

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I love Lois Wickstrom’s stories about Loretta. She reminds me of my son. Loretta is an animal and bug lover and she will protect even the ones that are destroying her new orange tree. She needs to enter the science fair, but how can she when there are bugs eating and killing her plant? Find out what happens in this cute, informative story!

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What Loretta’s Katydid Did (Loretta’s Insects) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Amanda Gonzalez

What Loretta's Katydid didWhat Loretta’s Katydid did by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Loretta, a lover of insects, discovers her orange tree is infested with aphids. Because Loretta likes insets of all kinds, she leaves, them, even if they pose a risk to the little tree. Luckily, another insect takes up residence on the tree: a katydid. This children’s book is perfect for inquisitive minds! The illustrations are cute and follow the story well. Once again, I feel like I’ve learned something new from the author about the world of insects.

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Chicken Little Investigates (Science Folktales) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Crystal Brehant

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Chicken Little with a twist! Chicken Little and the whole gang is here to go on a new adventure. They have discovered something new. I love that Lois Wickstrom can take classics and put a spin on them. Lois Wickstrom is an author that I will continue coming back to.

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What Loretta’s Katydid Did (Loretta’s Insects) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Marie Collins

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I… I love this! I was learning every step of the way. I didn’t even know what a katydid was before I read this story. I love the science behind it and how Lois wraps entire short stories around it. Thank you for the gardening lesson!! 😁❤️

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Chicken Little Investigates (Science Folktales) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Marie Collins

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Lois has done it again. She’s taken one of the children’s stories we’ve heard again and again and made it make sense with her awesome sense of humor. It’s adorable with the way it’s written, and I absolutely love the font changes and the creative text placement throughout the book!! It really stood out to me, and I haven’t seen it done the way this was in a good while. Bravo 👏

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Chicken Little Investigates (Science Folktales) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Hannah Porter

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Big fan here of this author, Lois Wickstrom. Chicken Little Investigates is a cute little short read for you and the little ones. I love all the rhyming name she used.😆 Henny Penny and Turkey Lurkey are my favorites. And it is just as educational as ever.

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What Loretta’s Katydid Did (Loretta’s Insects) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Hannah Porter

What Loretta's Katydid didWhat Loretta’s Katydid did by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Another great read by Lois Wickstrom I read it tonight to my child before bedtime and tomorrow we’re going to go outside and observe some of the bugs in the backyard.
Also I’m not ashamed to say I didn’t know what a katydid was so I learned something new tonight too. And I would love an orange tree but I do not have a green thumb 🤣

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Chicken Little Investigates (Science Folktales) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Shannen Kern

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

My kiddos and I always love Lois Wickstrom’s books, but this one was special for the little ones. They enjoy the original Chicken Little, so this new spin on it reeled them in. Instead of just panicking and making wild assumptions, they begin to investigate to see the cause of what is happening. It is a cute story but also teaches a great lesson about not jumping to conclusions. We really love the science side of this story, and the illustrations are wonderfully done! I recommend this one if you have some littles of your own. It really encourages them to look at things from a different (and fun) scientific perspective!

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Chicken Little Investigates (Science Folktales) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Felicia Bates

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

As a parent, I love reading Lois Wickstrom books! I was excited to introduce Chicken Little Investigates to my children. My kids have been watching the movie Chicken Little and I was looking forward to seeing this author’s spin. I liked how words like “falling” or “fell” were printed in a downward motion and some important words in bold. My daughter was able to pick up on cues and help read the book with me which is always a great feeling. When I asked her if she liked the book she said “I didn’t really think it was good, I thought it was the goodest!” So I would say Chicken Little Investigates is another hit by Lois Wickstrom!

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Chicken Little Investigates (Science Folktales) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Tausha Treadway

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Chicken Little Investigates (Science Folktales) by Lois Wickstrom. I have read several books by this author because I have a 5 and 9 year old nephew. They have loved every one I have bought them. This is the story of Chicken little and her friend Henny Penny. Chicken Little thinks the sky is falling because a acorn fell and hit her on the head. Thinking she needs to tell the King, she and Henny Penny set off to tell him. On the way they do experiments to try and find another reason for the thing to hit her on the head. Along the way they meet other friends and discover what gravity is along with the funny name they call it. This is the perfect book for gifts because they are not only precious they are teaching a lesson. Loved it so much!

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Chicken Little Investigates (Science Folktales) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Christine Baranek

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Chicken Little Investigates
By: Lois Wickstrom

This is such a great version of the story of Chicken Little. We all know the story of Chicken Little where he thinks the sky is falling and panics. However, in this version Chicken Little gets hit in the head and uses his brains and his knowledge of science. When Chicken Little gets hit in the head he does several experiments and the scientific process to discover what it is that hit him in the head. I truly loved this retelling of the story and know that it would be a great addition to any child’s book collection or classroom library!

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Chicken Little Investigates (Science Folktales) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Rebeca Elliott Figueiras

Chicken Little Investigates: a science folktale (Science Folktales)Chicken Little Investigates: a science folktale by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I admit the original chicken little story, although entertaining, was never one of my favourites as a child but I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this (never mind the kids). I liked how a well-known story was adapted to make learning more accessible to children by bringing science into the mix. As is expected, in typical Chicken Little style, the sky is falling! The great thing in this version is how they investigate what’s happening and why.

It’s short and sweet, perfect for kids to be able to follow without getting bored. If the story alone isn’t enough, the illustrations were bright and lovely too.

This is one I’ve recommended to my mum, a primary school teacher, and would recommend to parents too.

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