Is That You, Santa?

Is That You, Santa? (Paperback + CD 1장) ㅣ All Aboard Reading A Picture Reader (Book + CD) 2
Margaret A. Hartelius 지음 / Grosset & Dunlap / 2010년 1월

 이브날 자정 산타가 집에 오시는 것을 목격하고픈 아이의 조바심나는 심정이 고스란히 드러나 있다. 문닫는 소리, 전화벨 소리, 팝콘 씹는 소리, 방울 밟는 소리에도 "Is That You, Santa? "인가 하고, 그럴 때마다 부모님은 잘 시간이니까, 침대로 가라고! 하신다.

결국 아이는 산타를 보았을까?

1.  What's hung on the fireplace when it is Christmas Eve? 

         socks /  cookies /  ribbons /  toys

2.  What is trimmed when it is Christmas Eve? 

         my hair /  the tree / the cat / the gloves

3.  Where are cookies for Santa? 

   on the fireplace / in the chimney /  on the table /  on the night stand

4.  What rings ding ding? 

     Santa /  the telephone / the doorbell /   the clock 

5.  How is Santa coming into my house? 

  down our chimney /  through the front door /  through the back door

     through the window

6.  What did Daddy take out? 

  the toys /  the socks /   the trash / the cookies

7.  What did the wind blow shut? 

    the door /  the window / my eyes /  the electricity

8.  Who broke some balls? 

    Santa /  Daddy /   Mommy /  the cat

9.  What are Mommy and Daddy eating while watching TV? 

      cookies /  popcorn /  sandwiches / a pizza

10.  When are my eyes closing? 

   when I am getting hungry / when I am getting sleepy

 /   when I am getting happy / when I am getting angry

The Big Snowball

The Big Snowball (Paperback + CD 1장)
Wendy Cheyette Lewison 지음 / Penguin Putnam Books / 2009년 8월

말괄량이 삐삐 시리즈에서 좋아하는 장면이 있는데, 언덕에서 구르는 눈덩어리가 삐삐의 돈을 노리는 이인조 도둑 아저씨들을 골탕먹이는 장면이다. 딱 그 장면이 떠오르는 이야기 물론 이 이야기 속에서는 이인조 악당 아저씨들 따위는 없지만 말이다. 눈덩어리가 날아서 날아서 어디로 가는지, 결국 누구의 차지가 되는지, 떠난 것이 본래의 자리로 돌아온다는 아이들의 시선에서 상상할 수 있는 그런, 부메랑을 연상시키는 이야기다.  

1.  What did the boy buy?

         mittens / a treat / a mask /  a shovel

2.  What did the boy do?

  He gave the snowball to Jane. / He named the snowball Jin.

         He threw the snowball. /  He patted the snowball.

3.  What did the snowball do?

   It stopped the cars and trucks. /  It made holes.

    It fell in the pond. / It shook trees and grass.

 4.  How was the boy?

 He wanted to read a book. /  He was sleepy.

   He was tired. /   He was hungry.

5.  What did Miss Jones do?

   She didn't like the snow. / She watched TV.

  She talked on the phone. / She played the piano.

6.  What did the boy want?

   He wanted to read a book. /   He wanted to take a nap.

  He wanted to draw a picture. /  He wanted a good thing to eat.

7.  How was the hill?

   It was tall. /  It was round. / It had caves. / It was not tall.

8.  What went past boys and girls?

    The baseball / The snowball /  The balloon / The soccer ball

9.  Where did the snowball go?

 The snowball went into the bakery. / The snowball went into the school.

The snowball went into the bookstore. / The snowball went into an ice-cream shop.

10.  What happened at the end of the story?

    The snowball bounced on the roads. / The snowball almost hit eggs.

      There was no more snowball. / The snowball rolled over grass.

Pig Out!

Pig Out! (Paperback + CD 1장)
언어세상 편집부 지음 / Penguin Putnam Books / 2009년 8월

 피크닉에 나서려고 했다가, 먹는 것으로 끝장 본 가족의 조금은 씁쓸한 이야기.

1.  Who looked out the window? 

         Mama pig /  Papa pig / little pigs /  none

2.  What did the pigs decide to do? 

  to sleep all day long / to go fishing / to go swimming /  to go on a picnic

3.  What did little pigs find in the closet?

  the picnic mat / the picnic table / the picnic basket / the picnic plates

4.  Where did pigs carry the picnic basket? 

  into the living room / into the dining room

 / into the kitchen / into the garage

5.  What didn't the pigs put into the basket? 

   lots of bread / lots of eggs /  lots of bananas /  lots of pineapples

6.  What wasn't in the basket? 

  corn /   honey /  nuts  / cookies

7.  What was delivered to pigs' house? 

  lots of bread /  lots of cake /  lots of cheese /  lots of pizza

  8.  How was the basket which was full of food? 

    too light / too heavy / too dirty /  too neat

9.  What did the pigs decide to do instead of a picnic? 

         to watch TV  /  to invite friends /  to have a party / to sleep all day long

10.  What did the pigs do with all the food?   

         They threw it away. / They gave it out.

     They ate it up. / They kept it in the refrigerator.

OTTO the Cat

OTTO the Cat (Paperback + CD 1장)
언어세상 편집부 지음 / Penguin Putnam Books / 2009년 8월

일곱살 아들이 톰과 제리 만화에 열광한다. 나는 그 재미를 모르겠기에, 쥐에게 사특한 마음을 갖고 있지만, 우둔한 고양이 톰이 일상다반사로 쥐인 제리에게 당하는 게 어떨땐 측은하기까지 하다.

그래서 아이들에게, 엄마 어렸을 적에도 텔레비전에서 해 주던 만화다, 라고만 얘기한다.

이 얘기는 고양이 오토가 집에서 극진한 대접을 받는 애완용인데, 원하는 건 다 갖고 있다. 어느날 개를 갖고 싶어 쇼핑에 나서는데, 개를 얻고, 개를 골려 주려 했지만, 되려 당한다는 이야기 ^^

1.  What is Otto? 

  the name of a cat / the name of a dog

/  the name of a sloth / the name of a kangaroo

2.  Where does Otto live? 

/  in a house /   in the park /   on the street /  on the roof

3.  Where does Otto want to go today? 

/  to the gym /  to the pet store /  to the amusement park

 /   to the department store

4.  How does Otto get to the pet store? 

   on foot /  by car / by bus /  by subway

5.  What does Otto want to get? 

   a toy bird and a blue bowl /  a toy bird and a green bowl

 / a toy mouse and a blue bowl / a toy mouse and a green bowl

6.  Who wants Otto? 

 a dog /  an another cat / an owner of the pet store

/  everyone who sees Otto

7.  What doesn't Otto have? 

   a car /  a bed /  a red bowl /  a toy mouse

8.  What does Otto try in order to make the dog feel dizzy? 

   running out of the house /  playing on the swing

 /  running around the dog /  keeping on shaking the dog

9.  Who feels dizzy? 

 Otto /  the dog /  both Otto and the dog /  neither Otto nor the dog

10.  Where does the dog take Otto?

 / to the hospital /  to the house / to the pet store /   to the zoo

Silly Willy

Silly Willy (Paperback + CD 1장) ㅣ All Aboard Reading A Picture Reader (Book + CD) 10
Maryann Cocca-Leffler 지음 / Grosset & Dunlap / 2010년 1월

 연령 대상은 3-5세가 맞는 것 같다. 여섯 살만 되어도 이런 이야기는 코웃음칠 듯

어린 아이들이라면, 머리에는 모자를, 손에는 장갑을 발에는 양말을 신어야 한다고 지적하면서 이 아이보다는 우수한 지각머리를 갖고 있다는 것에 으쓱해할 것이다. 아무리 이야기 속 Silly가 짖궂은 재미로 이런 차림을 한 것이라 할지라도.

1.  What does silly Willy look like with his pants on his head? 

   a rabbit /  a duck / an elephant /  a hippopotamus

2.  What does silly Willy look like with his hat on his nose? 

          a rabbit /  a duck / a seal /  a frog

3.  What does silly Willy look like with his shoes on his hands? 

         a rabbit /  a duck /  a seal /     a frog

4.  What does silly Willy look like with his gloves on his feet? 

        a rabbit /   a duck / a seal /  a frog

5.  Where should Willy's pants go? 

    on his legs /  on his head / on his hands / on his nose

6.  Where should Willy's hat go? 

 / on his legs / on his head /  on his hands / on his nose

7.  Where should Willy's shoes go? 

   on his legs /on his head /  on his hands /  on his feet

8.  Where should Willy's gloves go? 

         on his legs /  on his head / on his hands /  on his feet

  9.  Where does Willy's mom kiss? 

         on his legs /  on his head /  on his hands /on his nose

10.  What color of gloves does Willy have? 

         red gloves / yellow gloves / green gloves / blue gloves