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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2007
Gr 1-4 This follow-up to "Waltur Buys a Pig in a Poke" (Houghton, 2006) contains three short stories for beginning readers, each based on an idiom. In the first tale, the bear is so confident of winning first prize for his honey cake at the Summer Fair that he is already writing a thank-you speech, despite a caution from his friend Matilda. Along the road, he hitches a ride with a horse pulling a wagon. In his rush to get there, "Walt...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
As in <i>Waltur Buys a Pig in a Poke and Other Stories</i>, bear Waltur gets in a fix and discovers firsthand the mean...Log In or Sign Up to Read More