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Chez Bob
Last updated Monday, July 7, 2025
Author: Bob Shea
Date of Publication: 2021
ISBN: 0316483117
Grade Level: Kindergarten (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.)
Date(s) Used: Jul. 2025
Synopsis:
Welcome to Chez Bob, which seems like a real restaurant...until you realize... it's on an alligator's NOSE! Bob's got a hidden plan for his customers: "Birds will come to eat, but I will eat the birds!" As they fly in from all over the world to dine on Bob's face, something starts to happen that takes the lazy, hungry reptile by surprise - the birds stay. "More yummy birds!" he rejoices - he'll want for nothing! But when the time is right, will Bob make the right choice?
| Note to readers: |
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Note the author's first name is Bob. And the author's last name, Shea, rhymes with chez. (Read the funny note from the author on the back inside cover.)
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Have the kids practice saying their first middle or last name in a different order.
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| Discussion topics for before reading: |
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What type of animal is Bob?
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What is the alligator doing on the cover?
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What other animal do you see on the cover? What else?
Vocabulary
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chez - French word meaning "at the home of"
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devious (inside front cover) - untrustworthy
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extensive - a large amount, in a large area
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patronage - If you give a store or business your support (financial or otherwise) as a customer, you are giving them your patronage.
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| Discussion topics for during/after reading: |
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(Volunteer can pick a page first, and ask) How many birds can you count?
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Why is Bob planning on opening a restaurant on his nose?
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Should the birds eat at Chez Bob's restaurant? What should they do?
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Why did Bob change his mind about the birds?
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What other animals did Bob and the birds meet?
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What was your favorite part of the book? What was your least favorite part?
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| Craft ideas: |
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Draw a menu with your favorite foods.
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Draw a picture of the little town the birds built. Add what you would like to have in this town.
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| Special activities: |
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REMINDER: if you don’t have air conditioning, on a very hot day your public library has AC to help
keep you cool.
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*Note: These craft ideas are just suggestions.
You can use them, but you don't have to use them.
You can expand upon them, or add your own twist.
Remember, though, that the focus of your time should
not be on the development and execution of a craft;
the focus should be on the read-aloud and the
enjoyment of the book!
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