Gladys Goes Out to Lunch Reviews: Gladys Goes Out to Lunch 2008-06-25 - My 4 yr old grandaughter loves this book. Wants me to read it to her over and over.
Fun story for little ones 2006-06-13 - My almost three year old really enjoyed this because it mentions three of his favorite foods: bananas, pizza and ice cream. It is an easy read for parents without a lot of time for a lengthy read. My 8 year old enjoyed it, too. Colorful illustrations add the finishing touch to the story.
Fantastic! 2005-12-04 - I'm a first grade teacher. This book is great for making predictions. It's also great for retelling using sequencing and lots of other skills! Great pictures! Great story! I couldn't stop turning the pages!!!
Love this book about a curious purple Gorilla! 2005-11-18 - Derek Anderson strikes again! The illustrator of the popular Little Quack series branches out and both writes and illustrates this book -- which is a pure delight! The book is visual candy from beginning to end -- the banana endsheets look so lush I wanted to scratch and sniff -- but it's not a scratch and sniff book! My own kids are past the age of picture books, but this is one I had to read to them anyway! A particularly pleasing point of the book was an afterword by the author illustrator himself, who told about the genesis of the story -- its little touches like this that lift a great book into a personal book. And I won't give away the special "ingredient" in the afterword that brought a smile to my face --and sent me to the kitchen!
Excellent children's book! 2005-09-11 - The combination of magnificent artwork and a fun story have made this a favorite of both my 2-year-old girl and 5-year-old boy
