Rave Reviews for Lionel's Grand Adventure by Paul Hewlett!

Hi again!  This is Pudge, and I am very excited to tell you how much I enjoyed the book Lionel's Grand Adventure!  Lionel is certainly one cook kid!  I liked the book so much, I had our MOO read it to us moose over and over again. She even wrote her own review below! 

I give Lionel's Grand Adventure a 5 Star Review (or in moose-lingo that would be 2 Antlers Up!)


In Lionel's Grand Adventure: Lionel Turns the Other Cheek, Paul Hewlett writes another entertaining story that teaches an important lesson.  I find the character of Lionel very endearing because he is not a perfect kid.  Actually, he is a bit awkward, and though he wishes he were better at certain things, he's okay with himself.  It's nice when a character reflects an "everyday kid" that most readers can relate too.

In this adventure, Lionel finally gets his wish to go to summer camp!  He is thrilled to be away from his mom and brother.  He is thrilled to get to camp.  He is not so thrilled when he finds out Tad, a fellow classmate and tormentor, is one of his roommates.  While at camp, Tad is up to his old tricks. Lionel almost falls prey to this bad behavior, but catches himself just in time.  Lionel learns that by turning the other cheek he is the real winner!

author Lisa Tortorello

'Til the Cows Come Home...

proves once again that reading is really FUNdamental and we certainly like to focus on the fun!  We were thrilled when we received our very own copy of 

'Til the Cows Come Home 

by Judy Perry Drewett.  

Here we sit captivated as our friend Holt Stein and his little brother Hal get ready to read us 'Til the Cows Come Home (for the third time).  It's such a great story!

Here is what our Moo has to say about it...

" 'Til The Cows Come Home by Judy Perry Drewett is an udderly adorable and creative book with wonderful illustrations.   Thomas is introduced to the phrase "'til the cows come home". As a literal thinker, each time it is repeated, he imagines those cows right there with him from his bedroom to the lunchroom.

Drewett does a fine job using the art of repetition in her story. This will surely keep younger children interested and help them learn to read too. This is also a good way to introduce children to idioms.  

The illustrations add a great deal to the story making it that much more fun to read!  

I recommend you get this story now and do not wait 'til the cows come home!"