David LaRochelle

Moo! (2013)

This book is about a cow who decides to take a test ride of a car the farmer is trying to sell and soon gets into trouble. The whole book is told in one word except and even though that could have been restricting it tells the story very well. It is all in the perspective of the cow and through t...

How Martha Saved Her Parents From Green Beans (2013)

Martha doesn’t want to eat her green beans at dinner. Her parents keep telling her how wonderful they are, but she really doesn’t want anything to do with them. One night as she is sitting and staring at the cold green beans on her plate (she is supposed to keep sitting there until she eats them ...

1+1=5 and Other Unlikely Additions (2010)

This book frustrated me. While the idea was cute, it is not something I would want young students to read in the classroom. It seems to present the idea that anything can be added, regardless of what the things are. This is not true. Addition requires like terms, and when you add, the sum will be...

Absolutely Positively Not (2005)