Pinky And Rex Go To Camp [Paperback]

James Howe (Author), Melissa Sweet (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Pinky and Rex (Aladdin Paperback)

Pinky and Rex are going to camp for the first time. Rex keeps telling Pinky how much fun they're going to have, but Pinky just wants to stay home where he belongs. Can the "Dear Arnie" column in the newspaper help Pinky figure out what to do?

Arnie give Pinky some good advice, and so does Pinky's mother. But it's his best friend Rex who tells Pinky what he really needs to know.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 1-3-- The fifth entry in this series of beginning readers about two best friends. This time they are heading off to Camp Wackatootchee for two solid weeks. Rex seems excited and is busy getting in shape; meanwhile, Pinky is trying to hide his fear of camp. He writes to the newspaper advice columnist for help. The answer to his letter brings him unconditional support from his parents; the next day he sees the situation from a new perspective when Rex tells him just how scared she would be if he weren't going with her. Readers are sure to identify with the characters as they deal with their fears in different ways, and the story is low-key and reassuring. Sweet's full-color, realistic watercolors appear on every spread, providing newly independent readers with visual breaks throughout the seven chapters. --Gale W. Sherman, Pocatello Public Library, ID
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Kirkus Reviews

Fifth in an appealing series of early chapter books about two close friends, boy and girl, whose names reflect their characters' reversal of stereotypical roles. It's Pinky who is anxious about going to his first sleep-away camp, while Rex is busily practicing ball with her dad; still, Rex's last-minute admission that she also has qualms and is counting on Pinky to keep her from getting too scared is just what's needed to start him packing in earnest for what proves to be a wonderful time at camp. Howe presents these young children learning how to share their feelings with a sure touch for realistic dialogue; Sweet's full-color illustrations, on almost every page, nicely reflect the story's warmth and gentle humor. (Fiction. 5-8) -- Copyright ©1992, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Simon Spotlight; Original edition (May 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689825889
• ISBN-13: 978-0689825880
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #515,682 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #34 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators, A-Z > ( H ) > Howe, James

More About the Author

James Howe has written more than eighty books in the thirty-plus years he's been writing for young readers. It sometimes confuses people that the author of the humorous Bunnicula series also wrote the dark young adult novel, The Watcher, or such beginning reader series as Pinky and Rex and the E.B. White Read Aloud Award-winning Houndsley and Catina and its sequels. But from the beginning of his career (which came about somewhat by accident after asking himself what kind of vampire a rabbit might make), he has been most interested in letting his imagination take him in whatever direction it cared to. So far, his imagination has led him to picture books, such as I Wish I Were a Butterfly and Brontorina (about a dinosaur who dreams of being a ballerina), mysteries, poetry (in the upcoming Addie on the Inside), and fiction that deals with issues that matter deeply to him. He is especially proud of The Misfits, which inspired national No Name-Calling Week (www.nonamecallingweek.org) and its sequel Totally Joe. He does not know where his imagination will take him in the next thirty-plus years, but he is looking forward to finding out.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great for kids who are are part of the Accelerated Reader program!~, March 7, 2011

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This review is from: Pinky And Rex Go To Camp (Paperback)

My childrens' school participates in the Accelerated Reader Program! This book is AR rated, which is a huge plus!