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Anderson, Peggy Perry
9 Reviews
(3)
K-3
Green Light Readers series.
Previously published as picture books, these easy readers, with pithy rhyming texts and comical art, are great for new readers. When Farmer Chuck's truck breaks down (Truck), the farm animals call handyman Hugh and "together they make the truck like new." In Band, one by one, the animals join Chuck with his new banjo; soon there are ten cheerfully raucous players. Review covers these Green Light Readers titles: Chuck's Band and Chuck's Truck.
Reviewer: Kitty Flynn
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2006
(3)
K-3
Green Light Readers series.
Previously published as picture books, these easy readers, with pithy rhyming texts and comical art, are great for new readers. When Farmer Chuck's truck breaks down (Truck), the farm animals call handyman Hugh and "together they make the truck like new." In Band, one by one, the animals join Chuck with his new banjo; soon there are ten cheerfully raucous players. Review covers these Green Light Readers titles: Chuck's Band and Chuck's Truck.
Reviewer: Kitty Flynn
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2008
(4)
K-3
Green Light Readers series.
In Help, frog Joe's enthusiastic assistance is well meaning but the illustrations tell another story. In Lunch, originally published as a picture book, Joe's restaurant manners are abysmal and send his parents running to a froggie version of McDonalds. The simple rhyming texts are accessible if dull; it's the loose-lined watercolors that jazz things up.
Reviewer: Kitty Flynn
(4)
K-3
Green Light Readers series.
In Help, frog Joe's enthusiastic assistance is well meaning but the illustrations tell another story. In Lunch, originally published as a picture book, Joe's restaurant manners are abysmal and send his parents running to a froggie version of McDonalds. The simple rhyming texts are accessible if dull; it's the loose-lined watercolors that jazz things up.
Reviewer: Kitty Flynn
(2)
PS
In Chuck's second outing (Chuck's Truck), the focus is on the band that accumulates as, one by one, the farm animals join in. Farmer Chuck starts it off with his new banjo; soon there are ten cheerfully raucous players. Once again the comical art and rhythmic text will keep the youngest chuckling, while the entertaining rhymes are great for new readers.
Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2008
(4)
K-3
Little Joe the frog wants to be on the go, whether with a scooter, wagon, or tricycle. But the other frogs are too busy with their family reunion to play with him. Young-at-heart Grandma, who has her own set of wheels, may be Joe's salvation. The rhymes are uninspired, but the bright illustrations add to the playful atmosphere.
Reviewer: Elizabeth Shaver
(4)
K-3
A racehorse injures a leg and becomes a helper in hippo therapy (hippo is Greek for horse). Horse lovers may enjoy this story from the horse's perspective, but the clipped text may leave them with unanswered questions about this kind of physical therapy for people with disabilities. The book is illustrated with stiff but competent art of horses and riders.
Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey
(4)
K-3
In his fourth book, Joe the frog learns that it isn't easy being clean. The moral ("Mom you're right. / It's true. / To really clean / UP it takes / two!") appears as a punch line tacked on to an everyday series of events (Mother picks up Joe's room, Joe messes it up, and then Joe straightens all by tossing his toys outside), and it makes for a weak joke. The illustrations show the brightly colored chaos of a toy-strewn room.
Reviewer: Betty Carter
(4)
K-3
Published spring 1998. When a frog's parents take him along on their lunch date, "Joe dropped his fork. Joe dropped his spoon. Joe launched his fish stick to the moon." His behavior sends his parents running to a froggie version of McDonald's Playland. Loose-lined watercolors easily juxtapose Joe's delight with his parents' dismay, but the joke is ultimately for adults--namely parents--who have been there.
Reviewer: Mary Burkey
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