Alice in Blunderland
Naylor, P. R. (2003). Alice in blunderland. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Alice is in the fourth grade and lives with her father and older brother Lester. Alice is constantly finding herself in embarrassing positions such as getting a vitamin pill stuck up her nose or trapping herself in her own snow cave. She also gets on her older brother’s nerves and makes him mad by telling the wrong girl that her brother likes her. Her father ends up hiring a housekeeper and babysitter for Alice and Lester named Mrs. Nolinstock. Alice and Lester put their differences aside to get rid of the horrible Mrs. Nolinstock. Alice is very funny and entertaining and many preteen readers will be able to relate to her.
Genre: Realistic fiction
Type of Book: Chapter book
Interest level: 3-6 Reading level: 5.0
In The Night Kitchen
Sendak, M. (1970). In the night kitchen. New York: Harper Collins Publishers.
When Mickey is awoken in the middle of the night he leaves his bed to investigate the noise. Mickey meets up with the bakers who mix Mickey up in the batter and try to bake him. As the bakers leave the dough to rise, Mickey kneads it into an airplane and flies off to find milk. After helping the bakers find milk for their cake, Mickey slides down a slide and returns to bed. The illustrations are large and add to the limited text. The joy of Mickey’s night time adventure as well as the bakers puzzlement can be seen on their face.
Genre: Fantasy
Type of Book: Picture book
Interest level: K-3 Reading level: 2.8
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