shighley's review against another edition

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4.0

When I saw that this won the Horn Book Award, I decided to check this out, along with Dotlich's Knowing Book. The illustrations in this book are so vibrant, and "busy"; you would want to be sure that students have a chance to see all the action.

pwbalto's review against another edition

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4.0

My ONLY reservation about this engaging story-starting powerhouse is that kids may find the words hard to read.

readingthroughtheages's review against another edition

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4.0

Love the idea of using this as a mentor text for narrative writing.

heisereads's review against another edition

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5.0

I loved this book! So sweet, simple, and delightful. The spare text telling the beginning and end of a story paired with illustrations that fill in the middle with charm readers. Would be a good mentor text to talk about narrative or value of illustrations.

little_silver's review against another edition

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4.0

Great for elementary writing class

ajacks's review against another edition

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5.0

Can't wait to share this one with my students!

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staceym's review against another edition

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This could work in writers workshop

wordnerd153's review against another edition

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2.0

The repetition and lack of content earns this 2 stars. Could be used to start a conversation with students about what makes a story interesting and worth reading. Perhaps it'd be better if I read it out loud.

fernthepanda's review against another edition

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4.0

A delightful adventure tale

kgourd's review against another edition

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4.0

Reminds me of Fortunately, Unfortunately