

The story is short and sweet, and good for the earliest readers.

When Pam (another squirrel) loses her hat, he catches it and returns it. In Home, Matt, a squirrel, is new in the neighborhood and has no friends. Carr, Lester C.PreSchool-Grade 1-Two good choices for children who are just beginning to decode words and need to know that they can read a whole book. Both books include enrichment activities that readers can replicate with minimal help.Christine E. Cartoonlike, bright black ink and pastel paintings accompany the easy text. Once they are on their bus, he hands her a box full of treasure that he has gathered for her and she is delighted. Todd's mother is clearly in a hurry and scolds each time he runs off to pick up something else. In the second book, a boy keeps getting distracted by the things he sees on a walk through the park.

With friendship as its overall theme, this is a winning title for character-development units. Ink-and-watercolor drawings are expressive and full of sight clues. Then, after all his efforts, Jack finds that he needs a nap and crawls into bed with his friend. In the first book, Jack (a rabbit) tries to help his sick friend Rick (a bear) feel better. Praise for the Green Light Readers: "A must-have for any family with a beginning reader."- Boston Sunday Herald "You can't go wrong with adding several copies of these terrific books to your beginning-to-read collection."- School Library Journal "A winner for the beginner."- Booklist, Praise for the Green Light Readers: "A must-have for any family with a beginning reader." -Boston Sunday Herald "You can't go wrong with adding several copies of these terrific books to your beginning-to-read collection." -School Library Journal "A winner for the beginner." -Booklist, Praise for the Green Light Readers: "A must-have for any family with a beginning reader."-Boston Sunday Herald "You can't go wrong with adding several copies of these terrific books to your beginning-to-read collection."-School Library Journal "A winner for the beginner."-Booklist -, Kindergarten-Grade 1-Two appealing easy-readers.
