The Horn Book Guide

EASY READERS

dePaola, Tomie , Lewis, Jim

Andy & Sandy and the Big Talent Show

32 pp. | Simon | June, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4814-7947-9 $8.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-4814-7948-6

(2) K-3 Andy & Sandy series. Illustrated by Tomie dePaola. In this fourth installment, Sandy proposes the friends dance together in a talent show; Andy just has to follow her lead. But when the curtain goes up, Sandy freezes, and it's Andy's turn to lead. Simple page layouts, with few words and easy-to-interpret illustrations, make the text accessible to beginning readers. Andy and Sandy are perfect fictional buddies to encourage youngsters to try new things.

Reviewer: Robin L. Smith | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2017