Who Sank The Boat Book

Who Sank the Boat? is a timeless picture book by Pamela Allen, filled with playful rhythm, repetition, and a delightful mystery. As a donkey, cow, pig, sheep, and a tiny mouse hop into a boat for a row, readers are invited to guess which animal caused the boat to sink. With a sing-song narrative that lends itself beautifully to shared reading, this book fosters prediction, cause-and-effect thinking, and language play. The charming illustrations and clever plot make this 32-page book an engaging resource for early literacy and oral storytelling.

Educational Benefits:

• Develops prediction and inference skills
• Reinforces rhythm, rhyme, and phonological awareness
• Introduces basic concepts of weight, balance, and cause and effect
• Encourages participation through repetition and patterned text

Classroom Ideas:

• Act out the story using props or finger puppets
• Explore buoyancy with a simple STEM activity on floating and sinking
• Write alternate endings to the story
• Use the book for a shared reading or echo reading session

Safety & Information:

• Ages: 3+ years
• Format: Paperback book, 32 pages
• Ideal for early childhood classrooms and storytime settings
• Encourages interactive read-aloud sessions