Entries Categorized as 'Younger Readers'
Posted by Becca
Categories: Animals, Easy Read, Fiction, Good Read Aloud, Quick Read, Review, Younger Readers
Tags:Clyde Robert Bulla, Mules
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Three Dollar Mule (Paperback)
by Clyde Robert Bulla
ISBN: 0816735980
Price: —
36 used & new available from USD 0.10
Coming home from a neighbor’s house, Don and his sister Jenny see a man beating a mule by the road. Don buys the mule out of pity for three dollars. At home, the mule causes problem after problem. Don’s father wants his son to get rid of the mule any way he can. But Don grows to love the mule and refuses to give him to just anybody.
Three-Dollar Mule is a great book for younger readers. It’s a nice story that is written in a simple manner. I may have enjoyed it more if I had read it when I was in the intended age group, but that’s not to say this story cannot stand the test of time. Three-Dollar Mule remains a good read, best-suited for the younger audience.




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Posted by Jordan
Categories: Animals, Dogs, Fantasy, Fiction, Funny, Good Read Aloud, Picture Books, Review, Younger Readers
Tags:Arnold Lobel, Fairies, Giants
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Giant John (Hardcover)
by Arnold Lobel
ISBN: 0805082956
Price: USD 11.53
1 used & new available from USD 11.53
Giant John and his mother have no food except two potato chips, so John goes off to get a job and make some money. What kind of job will he get? And what will happen when his friends the fairies want him to dance?
I was quite pleased to discover that Giant John is coming back into print. The story ends in a fun way that will leave everybody laughing at John’s attempts to help. Arnold Lobel’s pictures may be the best part, and I always get a kick out of the picture of John’s mother when he comes home at the end.




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Posted by Becca
Categories: Animals, Easy Read, Fiction, Good Read Aloud, Picture Books, Quick Read, Review, Younger Readers
Tags:Don Freeman, Geese, William Shakespeare
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Will’s Quill (Hardcover)
by Don Freeman
ISBN: 0670036862
Price: USD 13.25
30 used & new available from USD 1.48
Willoughby Waddle is a goose who lives in old England. One day, tired of doing the same things all the time, he decides to go to London. After having several bad, sometimes frightening, experiences, Willowby meets up with a kind man. Later that night, Willoughby is able to repay the man for his kindness in a way only a goose could.
Will’s Quill is a great book to enjoy on your own or to read aloud to someone else. I think that my favorite part has to be when Willoughby tries to “rescue” his friend. The results are quite funny. If you enjoy Will’s Quill, you should check out some of Don Freeman’s other books, several of which are still in print.




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Posted by Sarah
Categories: Animals, Cats, Dogs, Easy Read, Fiction, Good Read Aloud, Incredibook!, Picture Books, Quick Read, Review, Younger Readers
Tags:Birds, P.D. Eastman
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Are You My Mother? (Hardcover)
by P.D. Eastman
ISBN: 0394800184
Price: USD 8.99
573 used & new available from USD 0.10
When a mother bird leaves her egg to look for some food, the baby bird hatches and goes on a search to find his mother, even though he doesn’t know what she looks like. He meets a kitten, then a hen, a dog, a cow, a car, a boat, an airplane, and a big thing. But where is his mother?
This book is fun to read aloud but is also good for beginning readers. A five-star picture book.




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