We checked this book out at the library on a whim. The cover has a dinosaur on it, the name Lulu cracked us up, and it looked to be about the right length for our son to read on his own. Only after he read the whole book to me did I realize that it's written by the same author that wrote one of my childhood favorites, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, Very Bad Day. To top it all off the Alexander book was in my son's backpack as assigned reading for the week.
Lulu is a brat. The author tells you straight up she's not a nice child. She demands a pet brontosaurus and when her parents refuse she goes on a quest to find one on her own. Comedy, side stories, and adventure ensue and in the end Lulu makes a new friend. One of my son's favorite aspects of this book were the asides where the author spoke directly to the reader, it was very special to him to get an insider look at what was going on in the book.
This is great for kids just starting into chapter books, the chapters are short and have plenty of pictures still. Even short attention spans will be able to make it through a chapter or two before getting the itch to move on.
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| photo courtesty of Barnes and Noble |
Grades 1-4
113 pages
Easy Reader Advanced
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