Chudney Ross

What I liked about this book: This was a delightful story about the joys and perils of third grade. Fans of Sarah Pennypacker’s Clementine, Beverly Cleary’s Ramona and Megan McDonald’s Judy Moody will love Bean Gibson. Lone Bean is a great classroom read aloud. I can’t wait to share this book with my third grade teachers so they can share it with their students. As a parent and an educator, I enjoyed how Bean learned from her escapades. Ross paints a wonderfully entertaining picture show more of a precocious and very likable third grader. Bean does learn from her mistakes, but Ross doesn’t beat the reader over the head with a message about consequences. Young readers will identify with Bean and her challenges of being the youngest sister and dealing with a best friend who doesn’t want to be her best friend anymore.

I don’t know if this will be a series. I hope so. I would love to read more about Bean’s adventures.

If you would like to learn more about Chudney Ross visit her website.

What I didn’t like about the book: This book is a real winner. I loved it all.

Release date: June 26, 2012
Recommended for: 3rd – 5th grades show less