Fred B. Phleger

This book was Arnold Lobel's first book (the illustrations are his). A little boy tags a young salmon, and the author relates Red Tag's journey back to the stream where he hatched. Willing suspension of disbelief might be necessary for an adult, but to a child who believes all is possible, the reunion of Red Tag and the boy makes perfect sense and is deeply satisfying. This book is a good choice for a kindergarten reader. The text goes beyond simple sentences and CVC words, but there are few show more impossible words and mostly familiar ones. My five year old read it in several sittings, with help. show less

This book discusses whales and evreything about them. It is good for younger children because it has big pictures and not too many words. It could be a great starting point for a unit being taught on whales, making it useful to older elementary school children too.

Surreal. It's the right age that I could have read it as a contemporary, but I never saw anything like it. Obviously the prediction hasn't come true. It wasn't even depicted as if it would, either, nothing about it was plausible.

Found at Friends of Library, probably going to LFL.

Concentrated boredom, in mukluks.