Annie and Snowball and the Prettiest House (Annie and Snowball Ready-to-Read, Level 2) [Paperback]

Cynthia Rylant (Author), Suçie Stevenson (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 28, 2008 | Age Level: 5 and up

Annie and her pet bunny, Snowball, live right next door to Annie's favorite cousin, Henry, and his big dog, Mudge. Annie likes her home, and loves living next door to Henry, but she wishes her house were pretty instead of plain.

Can Henry and Mudge come to the rescue with a plan to make Annie's house beautiful?

Editorial Reviews

Review

“This charming easy reader will draw in youngsters with its vivacious pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations, and the short paragraphs and chapters will help beginning readers prepare for more complex stories.”—School Library Journal

About the Author

Cynthia Rylant is the author of more than 100 books for young people, including the beloved Henry and Mudge, Annie and Snowball, and Mr. Putter & Tabby series. Her novel Missing May received the Newbery Medal. She lives in Lake Oswego, Oregon.

SuÇie Stevenson is the acclaimed author and illustrator of more than fifty books for children, and is best known as the illustrator of the popular Henry and Mudge books by Cynthia Rylant. She lives on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, with her little cocker spaniel, Gracie.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Paperback: 40 pages
• Publisher: Simon Spotlight; Reprint edition (October 28, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416914609
• ISBN-13: 978-1416914600
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #147,940 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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More About the Author

Cynthia Rylant is the author of numerous distinguished novels and picture books for young readers. In addition to her beginning-reader series: Henry and Mudge, Poppleton, and Mr. Putter and Tabby, as well as her Cobble Street Cousins early-chapter series, she is also the author of the Newbery Medal-winning Missing May, the Newbery Honor Book A Fine White Dust, and two Caldecott Honor-winning picture books.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Annie's dad wasn't very good at decorating, but with Henry's help that would change!, June 7, 2009

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This review is from: Annie and Snowball and the Prettiest House (Annie and Snowball Ready-to-Read, Level 2) (Paperback)

Annie was a very lucky girl. She lived next door to her cousin Henry, her best friend in the whole world. They each had a pet. She had Snowball, a bunny, and he had a great big goofy dog named Mudge. They did all kinds of things together. They played Frisbee, tied knots and painted her dollhouse. Annie and Henry were always nice to each other and Annie just "LOVED Mudge." Things can't get much better than that, but there was one thing that bothered Annie. It was the fact that she didn't have a very pretty house. Her dad "wasn't very good at making things very pretty."

Clean and nice somehow wasn't enough. Flowers in a coffee can was nice, but . . . Annie "wanted pretty." One day when they were talking about this Henry told her that there were "tons of pretty things" in the attic that she could borrow. WOW! Now that sounded like something she would love and visions started to dance in her head. After getting permission they went up to the attic. There was a pink lamp, a crazy quilt and a flowery patterned chair. Everything was so beautiful, but would her dad let her "change their plain house to a pretty house?"

This is a charming story, perhaps one a child being raised by a single parent could relate to. Sometimes children don't always know how to say how they feel about things to their parents or care givers. The illustrations were bright, cheerful and action oriented. This is and will remain a popular book you won't want to overlook. This is a Level 2 "Ready-To-Read" book that children will be able to read independently. If you have flowers in a coffee can you might be able to take some decorating lessons from Annie!

5.0 out of 5 stars A great little story, January 6, 2009

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This review is from: Annie and Snowball and the Prettiest House (Ready-To-Read Annie & Snowball - Level 2) (Hardcover)

My son has loved Henry and Mudge for years, but my daughter only wanted to read the ones with Annie in it. So now she loves the all Annie books.