Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends House of Bloo's (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends Junior Chapter Book) [Paperback]

P . Pollack (Author), M. Belviso (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up

The new show from the creator of The Powerpuff Girls is a smash hit! "An admirable tale of loyalty and adventure-based learning with a contagious sense of fun." -The NY Times

Welcome to Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, an orphanage for imaginary friends whose children have outgrown them. The Home's residents include Bloo, a lovable imaginary friend whose owner, eight-year-old Mac, brings him to Foster's when his mother tells him he's too old for an imaginary friend. But Mac and Bloo are determined to stick together. And at Madame Foster's, they find an unusual but congenial crew of imaginary friends to join them on their many adventures.

Junior chapter book #1 tells the story of the show's pilot episode.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (January 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439750571
• ISBN-13: 978-0439750578
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,198,768 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great intro to chapter books, January 17, 2007

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R. Vashko "rvashko" (New Orleans, LA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends House of Bloo's (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends Junior Chapter Book) (Paperback)

This book, along with "Let's Bowl", was our son's first foray into true chapter books. My wife and I specifically picked books based on "Foster's", as he enjoys the show and we thought it would keep him focused.

It's hard for a printed book to capture the quirky humor of the show, but the writers did a good job in adaptation. All the funny parts of the TV episode are there, though it certainly helps to have seen the episode to appreciate the humor. Fortunately, whoever's responsible for the book's layout did a great job of including a judicious amount of stills and images. So even if you haven't seen the episode, you still get a nice visual representation of it.

And the book is written just long enough and with just enough five-dollar words to present a challenge to a 5-year old, but not so tough that reading becomes a frustration or the child is asking you for help on every other word.

I plan on buying all future chapter books in this series, or at least until my son's interest in the show starts to wane or he is no longer challenged by the reading level.