The One in the Middle Is the Green Kangaroo

I loved how the story showed how the middle child found his place, becuase he felt lost. I think that children will be able to relate to that and maybe it will help them to find something of their own.

Kids can relate to being an older, middle or younger child, and this book puts each position in the family in perspective. ( )

Being a middle child, this book would have been great for me to read as a child, but it wasn't around then:( However, reading it now was almost as deliciously validating as I imagine it would have been back then. Once again, Blume has captured the perfect description of what it's like to be a child, a dysfuncitonal, awkward, inappropriate and yet sweetly naive, child. This is a welcome addition to my Judy Blume library. ( )

This is a great intermediate book. It is about a little boy named Freddy who is the middle child, he has one older brother, in which Freddie has to wear his hand me downs, and one younger sister, who he had to give his room up for. Freddie is in second grade and wants to be apart of the fifth and sixth grade play. He is allowed to participate and gets the part of the green kangaroo, which he is no longer in the middle and finally ends up liking himself for him. ( )

This is a cute story that could be easy to relate to for the students, especially ones that have siblings or are particularly the middle child. Freddy Dissel is the middle child and is looking for a way to stick out! Through school he finds out about a play and a special part that may be made just for him! This book will keep the younger students enthralled through the narrative, pictures, and plot. ( )