Oh, Look! by Patricia Polacco

Oh, Look! Reviews

• 
  Lisa Vegan

  This is one of Polacco’s goat stories; here, three of them take off and have a little adventure. This is one of her few titles for very young children, and what’s funny is that it’s also her scariest book. However, it’s not very scary at all. Mostly, it’s amusing and sweet. The illustrations are colorful and there’s a lot of repetition, but not so much that I found it irritating. There’s not that much to the story, but I think it will hold the interest of most little kids, and it would be fun for adults to read aloud to them.
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  Abigail

  Three goats go on the lam in this picture-book adventure for younger children, escaping from their field when the gate is left unlocked, and hoofing it - with a "click, click, click" - across the bridge. Soon the caprine runaways have made their way up a hill (with a "puff, puff, puff"), across a pond (with a "swish, swish, swish"), through some mud (with a "squish, squish, squish"), and into the very heart of a fair (where the flags go "flap, flap, slap"). Will their pursuers ever catch up to them, and convince them to return home...?
  
  An entertaining romp from the prolific Patricia Polacco, Oh, Look! is one of just a handful of her picture-books intended for younger children, rather than more advanced readers. The repetitive structure, and wealth of sound words in the text, make for an appealing read-aloud selection, while the energetic and entertaining illustrations - one can really see the author's affection for her subjects - add to the book's appeal. Well worth a look, either for Polacco fans, or for younger children looking for fun bedtime books.
• 
  Dolly

  We've been slowly working our way through
  Patricia Polacco's vast collection of stories. We recently read
  G is for Goat, somewhat to our girls' dismay as it is an alphabet book (and I think they liked it, even if they won't admit it.)
  
  So when I saw this book, I figured we might as well continue with the goat theme. The illustrations are very similar to the previous book and the animals are very cute.
  
  This book is a goat-themed version of the classic children's song/story,
  We're Going on a Bear Hunt. I'm not sure that the carnival themed stops fit very well with the journey, but it was an interesting take on the original.
  
  Our girls noticed that on the return trip back, Ms. Polacco failed to reverse the order of the mud and water traversings, but otherwise, it was an entertaining tale and we enjoyed reading it together.
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  Randie D. Camp, M.S.

  Three goats go through the fence and out exploring while the family goes after them to bring them home. The illustrations are humorous and filled with beautiful patterns in signature Polacco fashion. My favorite scene was the squishing in the mud. The text follows a rhyme and pattern similar to
  We're Going on a Bear Hunt but Polacco's goats make the story her own.
  
  Fun book for a read aloud with younger kiddos.
• 
  Kathy

  Cute, Cute Cute. My 80 year old mother and I loved the illustrations. The goats and women had so much emotion in the illustrations. The story was not as involved as Patricia usually includes, but the pictures made up for it.
• 
  Sarah Balmer

  Modern Fantasy
  Grades: P-2
  There are various books that go though various places and trials in order to get places or complete a task and then at the end of the book takes you right back to where you started going though each task again in reverse. This specific version begins from a humorous perspective that I thought made the book unique to it's comparable others. Patricia Polacco started as goats getting lose rather than a mission to be accomplished and thus the book carries itself as more curiosity than anything, which defined it's title. I loved the way they came and went and thought this was a great book for storytelling and tone of voice for what is happening. Polacco never ceases to amaze, and I love this simple story right up against her deeper and more personal books.
• 
  Amy

  I thought the story was starting off well, but it is SO similar to Rosen's Going on a Bear Hunt, that it felt like a copy cat. It is sweet illustrations and personality to personable and familiar characters from the farm. While a familiar start, it became a little too abstract at the carnival and with the ogre, that my almost-three year old and myself didn't understand. I was surprised, but we don't enjoy this book.
  
  However, it has excellent color illustrations, and room for rhyme and creative thoughts!
• 
  Marci

  Great for younger children who are not yet ready for a longer picture book, this story of three goats who escape to a grand adventure is filled with fun language patterns that will tickle little kiddlies. Very, very fun!
• 
  Janet

  Goats make for a good adventursome story and these three have great personality. There is effective use of repetition of a three line phase using a number of positional words. A fun way for preschoolers to encounter these concepts.
• 
  Josie B.

  In the same format as "Going on a bear hunt"', young goats sneak out the gate an go on an adventure. The repetition in the text encourages children to chant along and act out parts. I have paired it with Paul Galdone's "Three Billy Goats Gruff" for preschool storytime.
• 
  Diane

  A little rhymy. For smaller children.
• 
  A

  Cute story. Three Billy Goats Gruff meets "We Are Going on a Bear Hunt".
• 
  Bradley Stone

  "I love this book "
• 
  Melissa

  This is a cute story with lots of repetition and sounds effects. Great for story time in a large group.
• 
  Kelly Risinger

  I like going on a Bear Hunt so much better.
• 
  Breanna

  Meant for younger children. Still an enjoyable read.
• 
  Ame

  Excellent illustrations, lots of goats, and a fun way to learn prepositions
• 
  Emily

  bear hunt with goats
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  Misbah

  A group of adventurous little goats run away from their farm and into a carnival, with their owners chasing close behind. They all end up having a lot of fun until they get scared by a costumed worker whose dressed like an ogre. They all run promptly home, right the way they came.
  
  A nice string of repeating words to help understand the use of particular words.
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  June

  A take-off on a "Bear Hunt." Like the sounds.
  
  Probably, won't make a difference to children but I wasn't sure of some of the distinctions like can't go over the hill, but you can climb up it? More of a 3.5.