(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Stacy Curtis. Best buds Raymond and Graham are finally fourth graders. Ready to rule the school, they instead land in mean Mrs. Gibson's class. In School, the boys are in a play, and in Dudes, it's a dance performance. Told in bright, breezy, appropriately kidlike language, and with a good number of black-and-white cartoon illustrations, these stories offer the post–chapter book set enjoyable fare. Review covers these titles: Raymond and Graham Rule the School and Raymond and Graham, Dancing Dudes.

Reviewer: Amy Lois Cohn