BOOK TOUR REVIEW: How Andrew Got His Spots by Louise Linvelt
Title: How Andrew Got His Spots | Author: Louise Lintvelt | Illustrator: Julie Sneeden | Publication Date: April 16, 2014 | Publisher: eBookPartnership.com | Number of pages: 15 | Recommended age: 3 to 8
Summary:
Poor Andrew is feeling very blue, all the other giraffes are very spotty but he is as white as can be. He does not have any spots, you see! He keeps seeing spots wherever he goes…
One spot,
two spots,
three spots,
Four!
And many, many, many more.
“Where did you get your spots?” he asks. Join Andrew as he discovers how the ladybug, the leopard and the owl came to have spots and discovers that spots often appear when you are least expecting them!
This is a wonderful rhyming picture book for children of all ages.
Narrated Video of How Andrew Got His Spots
MY THOUGHTS: 4 OUT OF 5 FLEURS DE LIS
How Andrew Got His Spots by Louise Lintvelt
This is a cute story about a young giraffe who feels different from all the others of his kind, because all of the other giraffes have brown spots but Andrew does not! He goes around asking other spotted animals how they got their spots, but no one can give him the answer he needs. Just when Andrew is about to give up, he discovers his spots have come in…he just had to be patient!
We liked this book in my household. My five year old son has always had a lot of questions about when he would be able to do or have things that older kids or other kids have, and this book kind of backs up my explanation that good things come to you if you wait. It’s hard for a young child to grasp the concept that you have to wait years for something, so it’s cool to read a book that teaches this lesson in a simple way.
The illustrations aren’t the most polished, but they do the trick. The animals are drawn realistically rather than in a cute manner. My son had no trouble identifying the animals.
I was happy to share this book with my son and I’m sure he will ask for it often at bedtime.
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About the Author: Louise Lintvelt
I am from South Africa and I live in a city called Pretoria. I am a Chemical Engineer by day and a children’s book writer by night. I am married to a wonderful man and we have a beautiful two year old daughter called Allegra. I love writing stories for my daughter, who is a constant inspiration.
I have always loved reading. My childhood was filled with books and you would often find me crouched the corner of my room devouring the pages of my favourite book. I lived for Tuesday mornings as this would bring with it the excitement of a trip to the local library for story hour and the opportunity to take home a new book. I was the local librarian’s worst nightmare. I would arrive a few minutes early to check that she had not mistakenly chosen a book that had already been read in story hour.
I was a very bossy three year old with an insatiable appetite for books! This has not really changed much in the last twenty seven years. Dr. Seuss was my absolute favourite and to say that my copy of One, Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish Blue Fish was well read would be an understatement.
When it comes to writing, my daughter is my biggest inspiration. I love seeing her face light up with excitement when we sit down to read a book before bedtime. My daughter was fascinated by giraffes after we went on a safari trip in late 2012. This planted the seed for my picture book called How Andrew Got His Spots which is a rhyming adaptation of a story I originally wrote in the third grade. My daughter has since grown into a healthy two year old with a passion for aircraft which was the inspiration for writing Goodnight, Sleep tight, What a Wonderful Flight.
I am sure that there are many parents in the world (myself included), who are quite decidedly sick and tired of reading the same favourite picture book night after night. I believe that the words of Oscar Wilde best describe how children should feel about picture books when he said, If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.
Happy Reading!
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How Andrew Got His Spots Blog Tour Schedule (2014)
June 17
Mother Daughter Book Reviews (Launch)
Book Reviews and Giveaways (Review)
June 18
Misadventures of a First Time Mom (Review)
June 19
Amanda’s Books and More (Review)
June 20
We are the DinoFamily (Review)
June 21
Victoria Simcox’s Blog (Book Spotlight)
June 22
When I Grow Up I Wanna Write a Kids Book (Review)
June 23
Where Connor and JT Go (Review)
June 24
June 25
June 26
Heart of a Philanthropist (Review)
Sunshine, Bubbles & Books (Review)
June 27
My Brother is My Best Friend (Review)
June 28
June 29
Christy’s Cozy Corners (Review)
Nanna Three and Counting (Review)
June 30
My Devotional Thoughts (Review)
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Prize: $25 Amazon Gift Card or PayPal cash (winner’s choice)
Contest ends: July 15, 11:59 pm, 2014
Open: Internationally
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Sweet Southern Home 
Thank you for sharing your thoughts in the Blog Tour for How Andrew Got His Spots. The illustrations really are a bit different than what we are used to in a children’s book, aren’t they? Glad you enjoyed the book overall. 🙂
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