La famiglia Sappington

As in all good old-fashioned stories, this one involves the four Willoughby children. There is Tim, the oldest, who is very bossy. Jane is the youngest and has a hard time sticking up for herself. And then there are the twins A and B. The children are essentially good kids, but their parents are the Leggi tutto

This is such a clever little book! Lois Lowry is like Roald Dahl and Lemony Snicket with a delightful twist. Such a well-plotted story and full of humor for both young and old. Would make a delightful read aloud in an elementary classroom. Lowry even makes her glossary super entertaining. Take this

A funny little gem of a book parodying such children's classics as The Bobbsey Twins and Anne of Green Gables. High self-referential, it even contains a list at the end of the book of the books mentioned or parodied. Read aloud to the kids 2024, we all loved it!

I was super torn between liking the message of the book and hating the parents.

Favori yazarım: Lois Lowry Oldukça ilginç, sıcak, keyifli ve tüm iplerin itinayla birbirine bağlandığı kısa bir kitaptı. Çocuk kitabı diyemeyeceğim, hatta "şu yaş için uygundur" bile diyemeyeceğim ama sanıyorum 11-12 yaş sonrası bundan keyif alır. İçinde kötülük de vardı ama sevgi ve naiflik hepsin Leggi tutto

If a stranger would walk up to me and ask, "What kinds of things do you find funny?" I would not respond by telling a joke but by handing them a copy of this book and saying, "Read this book in its entirety--DON'T SKIP THE GLOSSARY-- and you'll have your answer." I would then walk away and ponder al Leggi tutto