FICTION

Pet Costume Party

by Gwendolyn HOOKS
978-1-43422-513-9.
COPY ISBN
K-Gr 2—Andy and his pet goldfish are having a Halloween party and need costumes. They move through various choices but the fact that Nibbles can't talk complicates matters. Ultimately, Andy does all of the brainstorming and the fish uses creative nonverbal methods to add her two cents. Throw in the bow on the top of her head and how she deadpans her displeasure, and Nibbles steals the show. Byrne's vibrant cartoon drawings offer gentle humor to Hooks's giggle-worthy story. Basic vocabulary combined with dialogue and slightly more complex sentence structures will help stretch beginning readers while keeping them engaged with the familiar. An excellent addition to most collections.—Sarah Townsend, Norfolk Public Library, VA
Reviewed by Sarah Townsend , May 01, 2011

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