Bob and Flo

Reviewed by: Sheila Dube - Springvale Public Library, Springvale, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: February 4, 2016

Review

I recommend this title for cream. It's Flo's first day of penguin preschool and she has brought her pink bucket filled with fish for lunch. She meets Bob, tries some painting and then notices that her bucket is missing. As she goes through the day the bucket re-appears as Bob's hat, his step-stool, sand castle mold, and drum. After lunch, Flo finds the bucket next to the slide and Bob stuck at the top. Flo knows just what to do. She uses it to splash water down the slide to help Bob move. They play together until school is over. As Bob says his goodbyes to Flo with the bucket on his head, she replies "See you tomorrow, Bob....and don't forget our bucket!" Ashdown's mix of understated text with the illustrations showing the opposite provides the perfect mix for a budding preschool friendship. Scattered throughout the illustrations are support for preschool concepts such as manners, shapes, colors and a student's first day.

Overall Book Score: excellent