The Horn Book Guide

EASY READERS

Ada, Alma Flor

Daniel's Pet

20 pp. | Harcourt/Green Light | August, 2002 | Trade ISBN 0-15-204577-5 $$11.95 | Paper ISBN 0-15-204576-7 $$3.95

(3) K-3 Illustrated by G. Brian Karas. A very easy easy reader tells of a small boy's attachment to a baby chick, his care of her ("Daniel fed Jen every day"), and his excitement when Jen grows big enough to have chicks of her own. "Now I will have lots of pets!" The warm, simple, satisfying story is enhanced by humorous illustrations of farmyard, boy, and chick/hen.

Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano