The Horn Book Guide

EASY READERS

Giglio, Judy

The Tapping Tale

20 pp. | Harcourt/Green Light | March, 2000 | Trade ISBN 0-15-202572-3 $$10.95 | Paper ISBN 0-15-202578-2 $$3.95

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Joe Cepeda. When the lights go out, Ronda becomes apprehensive during a sleepover at her friend Pat's house. The room is a little too dark and a mysterious tapping keeps her awake. The bright paintings and happy ending (the tapping is Pat's dog, Rip) will reassure those having second thoughts about their own first sleepover, but the easy-to-read story is thin.

Reviewer: Sara Pearce