Easy Reader Book Reviews
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Bug, A Bear, & A Boy Go To School
David McPhail (1998), 32 pages
Illustrated by David McPhail
Audience: Preschool - 1st Grade
Three best friends, a Boy, a Bear, and a Bug, do everything together. They fly kites, paint pictures, go for rides and even go to school together. Make Boy, Bear, and Bug your best friends too! This heart warming story is beautifully enhanced by watercolor illustrations.
Book Series: Scholastic Reader Level 1
Similar books: Dot and Bob by David McPhail;
A Place for Nicholas by David McPhail;
Rick is Sick by David McPhail
Reviewed by: mb
Date read: 7/24/2009
ISBN-10: 0439077834
ISBN-13: 9780439077835
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Clara and the Bookwagon
Nancy Levinson (1991), 64 pages
Illustrated by Carolyn Croll
Audience: 1st Grade - 3rd Grade
In 1905, Clara lives on a farm. She desperately wants to learn how to read. Will the new traveling bookwagon, and librarian, convince her father that reading is not a waste of time for farming families?
Reviewed by: sc
Date read: 4/13/2009
ISBN-10: 0064441342
ISBN-13: 9780064441346
Digby
Barbara Shook Hazen (1997), 32 pages
Illustrated by Barbara J. Phillips-Duke
Audience: Preschool - 2nd Grade
DIGBY by Barbara Shook Hazen is a warm and tender story about aging and how a little boy comes to understand why his dog cannot play with him like he used to. He learns that although Digby can't play catch or do tricks any more, he is good at watching, understanding, and best of all, being his 'faithful friend.'
Book Series: I Can Read Book
Similar authors: Arnold Lobel
Similar books: Henry and Mudge by Cynthia Rylant
Reviewed by: mb
Date read: 7/1/2009
ISBN-10: 1424204666
Dog and Bear:Two Friends, Three Stories
Laura Vaccaro Seeger (2007), 32 pages
Illustrated by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Audience: Preschool - 2nd Grade
Three funny, sweet and easy to read stories about a frisky dachshund and a stuffed bear. The two best friends share very gentle adventures. You may also enjoy- Dog and Bear: Two's Company and Dog and Bear: Three to Get Ready.
Similar books: Frog and Toad series
Awards nominated: Monarch Award
Reviewed by: hap
Date read: 4/9/2010
ISBN-10: 1596430532
ISBN-13: 9781596430532
Dog Named Sam
Janice Boland (1996), 40 pages
Illustrated by G. Brian Karas
Audience: Preschool - 2nd Grade
Sam is a loveable dog who enjoys fetching, swimming, and singing late at night. Will Sam ever learn when and where to do all of his favorite things? This is a delightful book for all dog lovers and beginning readers.
Book Series: Puffin Easy-to-read
Similar authors: Cynthia Rylant
Similar books: Henry and Mudge by Cynthia Rylant;
Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel;
Nate the Great by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Reviewed by: mb
Date read: 7/6/2009
ISBN-10: 0803715315
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