Jag's New Friend [Hardcover]

LeAnn Rimes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 27, 2004 | Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Jag's best friend, Simon, always seems too busy to spend time with her. Even Jag's old friend Isabel the parrot is rarely home these days. Jag is at her loneliest when along comes Bo, a snake willing to play all of Jag's favorite games. But Bo has something other than fun and games on his mind--he is counting on Jag to help him raid a nest. Will Jag choose Bo over her true friends? This lively jungle story about loyalty and trust is the perfect complement to Jag, the first book by this talented trio.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-K - A didactic story about the friendship between two cubs. When Simon's team practice encroaches on his time with Jag, she sets out to find someone new to play with. After meeting Bo, a snake that almost tricks her into betraying an old friend, Jag realizes that hanging out with the wrong company may bring trouble. Large, childlike watercolors of the appealing little animals express the loneliness of the little jaguar and her ultimate repentance. Although they help soften the moralistic tone, the lesson is the focus of this offering. - Sally R. Dow, Ossining Public Library, NY
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Dutton Juvenile (September 27, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0525472983
• ISBN-13: 978-0525472988
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 10 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,249,363 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Good Book for Teaching Values, October 7, 2004

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G. Kurz "Gary Kurz, Author: Cold Noses at the... (Topeka, Kansas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jag's New Friend (Hardcover)

I was afforded the opportunity of thumbing through this book at a friend's house. Aside from being a good book, it is just refreshing to see children books being written by someone who can really play the role model children need to see in celebrities. Too many stars "dabble" in this genre but lack the public character to add credibility to their work. Leann Rimes is star in every sense of the word, but more importantly, she is a warm and real person who projects the values she rights about.

As a fellow author of pet loss books, I know how difficult it is to bring a writing project to print. It takes a lot of effort and personal commitment. Given her other commitments, it is obvious that to dedicate the time and effort it took to produce this work she has to possess the values she writes about.

Even though I cheated and read someone else's copy, I recommend this book very highly.

1.0 out of 5 stars Embarrassingly bad story, October 13, 2010

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Readingdad - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jag's New Friend (Hardcover)

Received this story as a gift. Badly written, inappropriate and annoying. It represents 10 minutes me and my 3.5 year old son will never recover. Don't buy it unless you are looking to extract information from a native English-speaker upon whom water boarding has already failed.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Just about the worst children's book I've read to my child, November 4, 2008

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K. Shelver (Seattle, WA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jag's New Friend (Hardcover)

I'm curious as to what credentials Rimes has for authoring children's books? I checked out "Jag" and "Jag's New Friend" from our local library based on the cute illustrations. I wished I would have screened the text more carefully. Not only did the story not make much sense, but it was excessively wordy for a children's book and plagued with all kinds of words (i.e., hate, dumb, stupid) and attitudes that are inappropriate for children. Based on the confused looks from my 4-year-old (very book-savvy) son, I decided to edit and change the story halfway through the first book so that it made some sense and didn't bore him and confuse him too much. Very disappointing!