Never Poke a Squid

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Summary: my kids love this book
Review: My kids and I picked up this book at the library. While I read it to them, my 5-year-old fell off the couch laughing. I love the way that the plotline is really fleshed out in the pictures, with their speech balloons. The "official" review complains that there is little resolution in the book, but I didn't feel that resolution was the point. The point is that mayhem and laughter follow Arnie and Raymond. Really funny if you understand a little Spanish. (Watch the wolf cub being chased around by a little bunny girl with a crush on him...)
I strongly recommend that parents read this one out loud. Most elementary school kids won't have the subtlety to understand that what Arnie tells his mom about his school day is only the bare-bones version of what really happened.
My kids (8, 5, and 3) love to recite, "Never poke a squid in the ink bag -- that's the rule of the sea."

Rating:
Summary: my kids love this book
Review: Very funny book about two friends and a costume adventure (in class). If an adult is reading it out loud be sure he or she reads it through a few times. Part of the fun is the "delivery" of the dialogue - it will be more fun for younger kids who are not as fluid with their reading.

Rating:
Summary: Never Poke a Squid
Review: Very funny book about two friends and a costume adventure (in class). If an adult is reading it out loud be sure he or she reads it through a few times. Part of the fun is the "delivery" of the dialogue - it will be more fun for younger kids who are not as fluid with their reading.