Guji Guji by Chih-Yuan Chen is a newish book that I used for the first time with a story time this week. It is the tale of a crocodile, named Guji Guji, who is raised by a family of ducks. He is surprised to be told by three other crocodiles that he should be eating ducks, not living with them. The crocodiles tell him to bring his duck family to the bridge and have them dive into the crocodiles’ mouths. But Guji Guji comes up with a plan to save the ducks.
I shared this book with two classes of kids: four year olds and Kindergarteners. Both classes adored it. Often at this young age, books with complete stories in them are too wordy, but Guji Guji moves along at a brisk rate that is just perfect for kids this age. My own toddler son shared it with his grandma and couldn’t wait to tell me all about the wonderful story.
This one is highly recommended and goes on my list of great read alouds for this age group.