(2) 1-3 Illustrated by Paul Brewer. Robert Dorfman works on a school assignment; plays with his best friend, Paul; and negotiates getting along with classmates. When new girl Taylor, who is hearing impaired, comes to town, Robert and Paul try to figure out what it's like not to hear. This story isn't a handbook on deafness but a continuation of Robert's good-natured journey toward understanding those around him.

Reviewer: Betty Carter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2007

(3) 1-3 Illustrated by Paul Brewer. In this genial series entry, Robert Dorfman attends day camp without best friend Paul, who's spending the summer in Vermont. Lester, with whom Robert built a tentative friendship in Robert and the Happy Endings, is there, too, and his character shines when he realizes Robert's fear of the water and helps him overcome it.

Reviewer: Betty Carter

(3) 1-3 Illustrated by Paul Brewer. In this eighth book about Robert Dorfman, king of the everyday crisis, Seuling details the minutiae that make up a third-grader's life. This litany of experiences provides a familiar context for new readers engaged in the somewhat unfamiliar skill of reading an entire book. As he's done before, Robert triumphs in his own way, bumbling through some problems and solving others.

Reviewer: Betty Carter

(3) 1-3 Illustrated by Paul Brewer. Third-grader Robert Dorfman turns his attention to endangered species; then Grandma Judy comes to town in her (gasp!) fur coat. Next, Robert jumps into politics, serving as campaign manager for a friend's run for class president. These two stories are independent of each other; the abrupt shift creates a transitional awkwardness not present in previous volumes.

Reviewer: Betty Carter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2004

(4) 1-3 Illustrated by Paul Brewer. Robert is involved with two escapes this time, first to the mountains with his friend Paul's family for some skiing, and second when he leads the chase for class snake Sally. Both plot lines are tepid, their conclusions too easily anticipated by the book's audience, but the reading remains easy in this subpar entry in a generally better-than-average series featuring light-handed black-and-white illustrations.

Reviewer: Roger Sutton

(3) 1-3 Illustrated by Paul Brewer. After learning about lemmings, Robert Dorfman tries to figure out what makes him distinctly Robert. He's no good at sports like his older brother. He's not a painter or a musician. When he's offered a puppy, however, he realizes that his love of animals is an important and unique part of him. This fifth book about third-grader Robert is filled with humor and understanding.

Reviewer: Patricia Riley

(2) 1-3 Illustrated by Paul Brewer. Rather than struggling with his schoolwork, as he did in the first two series entries, Robert Dorfman is now a confident reader devouring trivia books in the hopes that he and his best friend will win a slot on the Instant Millionaire TV show. Seuling taps into the everyday world of third graders, this time playing up their obsessive fascination with facts and downplaying the deeper conflicts of childhood.

Reviewer: Betty Carter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2002

(2) 1-3 Illustrated by Paul Brewer. As Robert begins a new school year with a crisis of confidence, this story unfolds through short chapters and natural language. Seuling nails that self-consciousness that many children endure when they begin to make baby steps away from the crowd. Brewer's spot art serves as a visual preview for each chapter, while his larger illustrations provide text breaks and reflect the action.

Reviewer: Betty Carter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2003

(2) 1-3 Illustrated by Paul Brewer. Robert Dorfman (Oh No, It's Robert) finds a friendly, slobbery, enthusiastic, big yellow dog headed straight to the animal shelter. He well knows the probable end of that journey, but his parents refuse to keep the pup. Robert, with his ups and downs and overblown crises, is every-kid: eager, understandable, and far from perfect. Such a familiar character creates a comfortable environment for beginning chapter-book readers.

Reviewer: Betty Carter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2002

(3) 1-3 Illustrated by Paul Brewer. Robert fears he has no chance at winning the student achievement contest. He's in the slow reading group, he hates math, and his homework always receives the dreaded muddy pig stamp. A realistic conclusion has the A-student winning the competition, but Robert also earns an award for unmasking the Scribbler, a library book vandal. The elementary school crowd will relate to--and laugh at--Robert's mishaps. Comical illustrations complement the story.

Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger