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Soupy Saturdays with the Pain & the Great One
By Blume, Judy
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-38573-305-2 978-0-38590-324-0
- Publisher
- Delacorte
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2007
Gr 1-3 This book expands the picture book "The Pain and the Great One" (S & S, 1984) into a beginning chapter book. Third-grader Abigail calls her little brother "The Pain" because he causes so much trouble. Jake is in first grade and calls his older sister "The Great One" because she thinks so highly of herself. The book doesn't follow a traditional story arc; instead, it is a series of vignettes in which the childre...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2007
First-grader Jake (named the Pain by his sister) and third-grader Abigail (called the Great One by her brother) are back in Blume's newest family story for young readers. Unlike its picture-book precursor, this is an illustrated chapter book for emerging readers, with chapters narrated by either ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
This book for emerging readers is alternatingly narrated by the Pain (first-grader Jake) and the Great One (third-grader Abigail...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
