Hooks, Gwendolyn Pet
costume party : a Pet Club story
Stone Arch see Capstone 2011 32p 16.00 978-1-43422-513-9
elem Animal stories Stone Arch Readers: Pet Club VG
╥Andy is planning a Halloween party for his friends in the
Pet Club, but when he realizes
his pet fish Nibbles does not have a costume, he wonders how
he can dress up a
fish.╙ Beginning readers
will smile as they read this short fiction title
when they meet the characters of the ╥Pet Club.╙ Pet Club members include Lucy
and Ajax, a rat, Jake and Buddy, a dog, Kayla and Daisey, a
cat, and Andy and
Nibbles, a goldfish.
The club is having a Halloween party and Andy and Nibbles
are very excited. Andy
calls everyone from the Pet Club to invite them to the
costume party. Andy
begins to wonder what costume they should wear to the party.
Andy searches for ideas and comes up with ideas such as
lions and spiders, but
Nibbles was not happy with either choice. When the other Pet Club members
present their costumes at the party, the other members see
that Andy and Nibbles
decided to be sharks, making Nibbles very happy.
The author uses vibrant color graphics to display the story,
short sentences for
young readers to be able to comprehend easily, likable
characters for young
students to identify with, and easy vocabulary for readers
to build upon. A
short list of story words at the end could help students
learn spelling and
reinforce the meaning of the word learned. Each
title in this pet series
introduces students to various pets who help prepare
children for life
situations since the stories stress positive character
traits. 8 books are
published in this series at the time of this review. Forba-Mayer, Charleen
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