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Pearl and Wagner
One Funny Day
By McMullan, Kate
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-80373-085-4
- Publisher
- Dial
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2009
Gr 1-3 In this delightful addition to a solid series, fluent beginning readers will identify with Wagner's April Fools' Day of frustration and satisfaction. In the first chapter, the mouse is fooled by his friend Pearl, his teacher, the librarian, and the cafeteria menu. Then he hopes that the announcement of a math test is another trick, only to discover that "It's for real." Next, Mr. Jumper holds a danc...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2009
Even youngsters unfamiliar with Pearl and Wagner (see Pearl and Wagner: Three Secrets, rev. 9/04) will know that this rabbit and mouse are pals: prefacing the book is a phone conversation where they share a corny joke that only friends would love ("Why couldn't the skeleton go to the dance?" / "He had no body t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
Everybody seems clued in that it's April Fools' Day except mouse Wagner. The challenges that result are presented in three satisfying...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on March 1, 2009
Kate McMullan and R. W. Alley convincingly—and comically—depict the ups and downs of elementary school life. Both the text and the artwork show the animal characters experiencing believable emotions from laughter to jealousy to exasperation—and for Wagner, there is a lot of exasperation. Each of the three chapters tells a single story covering a part of the school day, with enough continuity to reward youngsters along the...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
