Horrible Harry's Secret

I do like this series, and have decided to read a bunch of 'em, since my library has them and they are short. I'm reserving the fourth star for the most special ones, but even the three star ones are worthwhile.

One could argue that this one is about Song Lee using her feminine wiles to change Harry... but since it only kinda works, and I don't think she was fully aware of what she was doing, imo it's ok. It might be fun to discuss the theme & her strategy with your kiddo.

Horrible Harry is such a typical six year old. Or, as described by his friend: "Harry loves slimy things, hairy things, and creepy things. Harry loves anything horrible. I know -- I'm his best friend Doug." So, horrible indeed, but I think there are worse books that my son could be reading than the books about Horrible Harry. They're at times sweet, human, sincere tales of friendship. This one is probably my favorite so far. "So, what was Horrible Harry's secret then?", I asked my son as he closed the book. "He loved Song Lee AND he lost two front teeth", my son replied. Poor Harry and his white, pearly smile! But, they'll grow back ...

The reason why I gave this book a three is because I really do not like to read Horrible Harry's books, and they were not my favorite books when I was growing up but I like this book out of all the other Horrible Harry's books. This book is about Harry falling in love with Song Lee when she brings her frog to school and his best friend Doug does not like it. The loves notes and sly glancs are just to much for Doug. Harry stops talking and all his friends try to find out what he is hiding, but the problem is that Harry lost two of his front teeth. My thought about this book is that things like this happen in classrooms everyday that's why I think children in a classroom can relate to this and make a connection. This story can be use in show more content area instruction because the children can read this story to themselves or others and then write there own stories about there secrets. show less

This is a great book for children ages 2-6. This chapter book provides children with real life applications in the classroom. The author does not use illustrations because it is a chapter book, however, the language that is used is descriptive and comprehensive. The author created these books as a series to encourage children to want to read more. Each story has a mystery that is solved by the end. The characters are regular students in a classroom and depict that of our very own today. This book pushes readers to think about issues that can arise in a classroom and broadens their perspectives on how to resolve the,.

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