Splat is worried about his first day of school and does everything he can to stay home. He goes reluctantly but brings his best friend Seymour, a mouse, for company. To his surprise, the teacher states that all cats chase mice. That day Splat learned that school can be a great place and he proves to the class that a mouse can be a friend.

Awards nominated: Monarch Award Nominee 2011

Reviewed by: rn

Date read: 4/9/2010

ISBN-10: 0060831545

ISBN-13: 9780060831547

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Splat stumbles upon a duck with a little book on his way to school. Oddly, the duck will not quack. Everyone wants to help, but it's Mrs. Wimpydimple that solves the mystery by letting the duck use her glasses to read.

Reviewed by: rn

Date read: 10/4/2012

ISBN-10: 0061978582

ISBN-13: 9780061978586

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Little Boy goes to spend the night at his grandma's house. He gets scared all alone in the big brass bed so Grandma brings in her menagerie of animals to keep him company. Sit back and let the animals and the squeaky door amuse you. What will the sounds be once the squeaky door is fixed?

Awards nominated: Monarch Award Nominee 2011

Reviewed by: jb

Date read: 3/23/2010

ISBN-10: 0060283734

ISBN-13: 9780060283735

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Dog lovers who are brand new to chapter books will love this silly story about Stan the Dog and his adventures with his family and his neighborhood dog rival, Beastly. Stan gets himself into too many scrapes, so 'Can Opener' (the name Stan uses to refer to the mom of the family, who opens his cans of dog food for him) decides it's time to give him a makeover. Will grooming and obedience training turn Stan into the dog his family wants him to be? Cartoons throughout the text make this a quick, fun read.

Similar books: Stan the Dog and the Crafty Cats by Scoular Anderson

Reviewed by: emc

Date read: 9/30/2010

ISBN-10: 1404827412

ISBN-13: 9781404827417

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Poor Stanley Lambchop wakes up one morning to find that he has gone flat again. After a bulletin board fell on him in Flat Stanley, his brother blew him up with a hose. This time, nothing seems to work and Stanley adjusts to life as a boy only half an inch thick. He discovers that there are some things that only a flat person can do. Read this book to discover how Stanley becomes a hero. Will Stanley stay flat forever, or is there an answer to his condition?

Reviewed by: msp

Date read: 9/3/2009

ISBN-10: 0060095512

ISBN-13: 9780060095512

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