"Just You Wait and See"

Wait and See

By Robert Munsch & illustrated by Michael Martchenko

Publisher: Annick Press

Copyright: 1993

Number of pages: 24 

The grade level for this book is from preschool to third grade. It is a fictional book that has a great overall theme to it.

Summary

This book is about a little girl named Olivia who is having her birthday! Birthdays are such an exciting time of year and this one sure doesn't let anyone down. Is getting everything you want really worth it?

Use of Book

I would definitely use this book in my classroom because it has a very good main theme to it. It shows students that they need to be careful for what they wish for because some things may come true that you wish hadn't. Not every book that I would use would be for an activity, but instead for social skill building. I think that social skills are extremely important for students to learn and understand and I think this book does a good job of teaching students to not be selfish. 

Rating System

                                        <3<3<3                   <3<3                       <3                         No <3

Rating System
Theme	If the theme is well developed and the message is portrayed very clearly.	The theme makes sense; however, it could be more developed.	The message is hard to find in the story and there isn’t much of a theme to go off of.	There isn’t a theme at all.
Plot	The plot is very well developed and everything flows smoothly.	The plot has a few gaps, but the story still is capable of moving along.	The plot has gaps that makes it hard to move the story along.	There is no plot in this book.
Characters	All the characters are developed well in the story.	There is more detail that could be added to the characters.	Characters are very poorly developed.	Characters aren’t developed at all.
Setting	The setting is described in detail and is necessary for the story to make sense.	The setting is described alright and still is needed to help the story make sense.	The setting is described alright, but it isn’t needed to help the story move along.	The setting provided is not necessary for the story to occur.
Illustrations	The illustrations are very detailed and help move the story along.	The illustrations are good, but don’t help the story move along.	The illustrations aren’t the best.	There are no meaningful illustrations at all.

Theme <3<3<3 - I think that this theme deserved three hearts because it is such a good theme to teach to younger children. The main theme is to not be selfish and be careful what you wish for and that is a huge life skill that they should learn early on.

Plot <3<3<3 - The plot of the story was really funny and it was well developed. Everything progressed smoothly and in an interesting manner. This book won't make you bored.

Characters <3<3<3 - The characters in this book, especially the main character were developed very well. Her actions resembled the personality that was shown, through both words and pictures, and she interacted well with others. 

Setting <3<3<3 - The setting is described very well and is essential to keeping the story moving along. Without this setting it would be hard to understand what is really happening in the story. 

Illustrations <3<3<3 - All of the illustrations in this book were amazing to look at and really helped to push the story along. There weren't any illustrations that confused me as to why it was there in the story.

Both of the Robert Munsch books that I have reviewed are definitely worth reading as they are funny and meaningful all at once!