Entries Categorized as 'Younger Readers'

Three-Dollar Mule

Our rating: ***½

Younger Readers

Three Dollar Mule (Paperback)
by Clyde Robert Bulla
ISBN: 0816735980

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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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The Peterkin Papers

Our rating: ***½

Younger Readers

The Peterkin Papers (New York Review Children’s Collection) (Hardcover)
by Lucretia P. Hale
ISBN: 1590172124

Price: USD 14.78
34 used & new available from USD 5.67

One day, Mrs. Peterkin discovers that she has put salt in her coffee by mistake. She can’t drink it this way, so her family consults several people in the hopes that one of them can fix the coffee. However, all of these people only make the coffee worse. Then one of the Peterkins remembers that there is a wise lady from Philadelphia in town who might be able to help.

This is only the first of many silly escapades in the The Peterkin Papers. The Peterkins also try to go for a drive, but the horse won’t move. They try to summon the telegraph boy and end up calling the fire department. Each chapter is a different story about the Peterkins’ mishaps. All of them are funny in varying degrees. The Peterkin Papers is just the book to enjoy when you feel the need for a good laugh.

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Giant John

Our rating: ****

Picture Books Younger Readers

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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Will’s Quill

Our rating: ****

Picture Books Younger Readers

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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Are You My Mother?

Our rating: *****

Incredibook! Picture Books Younger Readers

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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