Encourage the skills of beginning readers with these series of books. Featuring full-filled plots, easy-to-read type, bright illustrations, text using narrative and dialogue, and rich vocabulary, they are sure to please!
"This wry trio of tales features an engagingly imperfect boy and his engagingly imperfect grandfather...Accommodating beginning readers, Mills's controlled and...
Children love reading with Gus and Grandpa
Gus and Grandpa love to answer mail. Shortly after they enter the lottery, Grandpa has a heart attack. Gus is...
Gus and Grandpa is "a witty, warm offering." --Publishers Weekly
When the train passes Grandpa's house, Gus is so excited that he runs outside to wave at...
"...forget that they love eachother." -- Kirkus Reviews..."
The sixth book about this "perfect team." --School Library Journal
Show-and-tell was a breeze in first grade, when Gus brought to school baseball cards and...
"...Library Journal "Gus and Grandpa are a great intergenerational team." --Kirkus Reviews "The text..."
The fifth book in the series
Gus is unimpressed when Ryan coolly stops his sleek five-speed bike with the hand brake. But he's totally nonplussed when Daddy...
Max and his older brother, Pete, are getting a dog. A dog needs to be played with. That’s the fun part. But a dog also needs to be fed, bathed, and walked. Max...
"...plot will encourage [readers] to return to the monkey brothers again and again.”—Kirkus Reviews..."
A welcome addition to the pantheon of early reader books
Meet Rose and Riley, a vole and a groundhog, who are best friends. And like all best friends, they...
"...charm, energy and cuteness to match the gentle stories." -- Kirkus Reviews "A sweet, thoughtful..."
More stories about two endearing friends. The lovable vole and groundhog who first appeared in Rose and Riley return for three new stories about friendship and...
"...for the unassuming but puckish text. New readers will love reading these on their own." -- Kirkus Reviews..."
“To thine own self be true.”
The cat show is coming to town and Rotten Ralph is hungry for glory – and desperate to defeat his perfect cousin Percy,...
"Themes of jealousy, boasting, cheating, and getting one's comeuppance are all touched on ij this second book in the easy-reader series." --School Library...
"..."Themes of jealousy, boasting, cheating, and getting one's comeuppance are all touched on ij this second book in the easy-reader series." --School Library....
It’s carnival time for Ralph, Sarah, and Percy, Ralph’s cousin! Ralph is ready to play games and win prizes. But perfect Percy has been practicing. He keeps beating Ralph and wooing Sarah with his winnings. Fed up with losing, Ralph..."
Rotten to the core!
When Sarah serves up a healthy, home-cooked meal chock-full of fruits and vegetables, Rotten Ralph turns up his nose and refuses to eat....
"Rotten Ralph is one cat who can make reading fun for kids. And he does!" --Marc Brown
Sarah needs a topic for her school project on ancient Egypt. Her...
"...." --Kirkus Reviews "The text's short sentences and dialogue are basic enough for new readers while..."
Sylvie, a rabbit, and True, a water snake, are best friends. They live together in a small apartment on a quiet street in a big city. Like a lot of best...
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