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School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2003
Gr 2-5 Look! The Happy Hocky family is back! Look! They are moving to the country! In little vignettes, Smith shows their trials and tribulations. There's the new house that's really an old house, interesting neighbors, renegade squirrels and rabbits, and, of course, the ubiquitous county fair. The flat...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on July 1, 2003
Ten years after their debut volume, the Happy Hocky Family returns for another series of adventures. This send-up of old school primers—complete with flat, repetitive prose and simple stick-figure illustrations—follows Mr. and Mrs. Hocky, their children Henry, Holly, and Baby, and Newton the dog as they move from the city to a new (well...old) house in the country. "It is a FUN house. When it rains out...Log In or Sign Up to Read More