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The Little Red Pen - by Janet Stevens & Susan Stevens Crummel (Paperback)
About this item
Highlights
- Kids--and adults--will never see their school supplies in quite the same way again.Poor Little Red Pen!
- 6-9 Years
- 11.3" x 8.8" Paperback
- 56 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Humorous Stories
Description
About the Book
From award-winning author-illustrator team Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel comes a "well-imagined" (SLJ), laugh-out-loud picture book about teamwork, friendship, and a group of problem-solving school supplies.
Book Synopsis
Kids--and adults--will never see their school supplies in quite the same way again.
Poor Little Red Pen! She can't possibly correct a mountain of homework all by herself. Who will help her? "Not I!" says Stapler. "Not I!" says Eraser. "¡Yo no!" says Pushpin.
But when the Little Red Pen tumbles in exhaustion into the Pit of No Return (the trash!), her fellow school supplies must get themselves out of the desk drawer and work together to rescue her. Trouble is, their plan depends on Tank, the rotund class hamster, who's not inclined to cooperate. Will the Little Red Pen be lost forever?
There's no lack of trial and error, hilarious chaos, or creative problem solving in this mission!
Review Quotes
"A rollicking read-aloud, this is a book that begs to be turned into a class play, readers theater, or puppet show."--The Horn Book
"Stevens's enchanting, well-imagined, dimensional cartoon-style drawings of the office-supply characters imbue each one with a distinct personality to match their dialogic voices....This book is recommended for any classroom and should find a home in most libraries."--School Library Journal
"Will keep kids engaged, while both words and pictures create distinct, hilarious, highly animated characters from everyday objects."--Booklist "The authors work in lots of clever wordplay that will appeal to adult readers....Stevens' delightfully expressive desk supplies were created with paint, ink and plenty of real school supplies. Without a doubt, she has captured their true personalities."--Kirkus Reviews
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About the Author
Sister team Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel are the co-authors of many acclaimed picture books, including the popular Cook-A-Doodle-Doo!, The Great Fuzz Frenzy, and the recent Help Me, Mr. Mutt, winner of the 2010 Texas Bluebonnet Award. Janet lives in Boulder, Colorado, and Susan lives in Fort Worth, Texas. You can visit them on the web at www.janetstevens.com and www.susanstevenscrummel.com