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24 pp.
| Holiday
| February, 2016
|
TradeISBN 978-0-8234-3456-5$14.95
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K-3
I Like to Read series.
Nate likes to skate, while Kate likes hats. The friends butt heads, but later apologize ("I was a brat") and discover they actually do enjoy each other's interest when they give it a chance. The simple controlled vocabulary, repeated phonic units, and generous white space squarely target emergent readers. Textured crayon illustrations depict the action, featuring animal characters with expressive, childlike faces.
24 pp.
| Holiday
| March, 2014
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TradeISBN 978-0-8234-2938-7$14.95
(3)
K-3
I Like to Read series.
Simple speech bubbles drive this imaginative early reader. A young boy doesn't want to go to bed; as his mother reads to him, his bed turns into a car and flies into the night. More adventures follow as the boy and his teddy travel into outer space and finally back home again to sleep. Degen's scratched colored-pencil illustrations have an old-school feel.
24 pp.
| Holiday
| July, 2014
|
TradeISBN 978-0-8234-3065-9$14.95
(3)
K-3
I Like to Read series.
Red, a squirrel, organizes snowy-day games to play with Bunny, but each game ends abruptly when Red plays a "joke." Red eventually learns his lesson, but not before his jokes approach needless bullying. Bright, wintry illustrations divulge Red's antics and Bunny's growing fury and fill in gaps left by a text that meticulously follows easy-reader conventions in word choice and layout.
(3)
K-3
Charlie loves to draw. But his teacher says no drawing. When Charlie's grades plummet she tries something new--she lets Charlie and his classmates draw while spelling. Suddenly the classroom is filled with both good spellers and beautiful drawings. The lively narration, using both straight text and speech balloons, and the cartoon illustrations keep the story moving at a fast pace.
32 pp.
| HarperCollins
| April, 2000
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TradeISBN 0-06-028415-3$$15.95
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LibraryISBN 0-06-028416-1$$15.89
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PS
Daddy and son doodlebug do a lot together, including visiting the zoo, taking their "poodlebug" for a walk, riding "the caboodle car on the train," and playing "hoodle and seekbug in the dark." The silly rhyming text is awkward in spots but generally playful and celebrates a warm father/son relationship. Degen's richly colored gouache artwork provides a whimsical glimpse into the doodlebugs' six-legged world.