Pinky and Rex and the Double-Dad Weekend (Pinky & Rex) [Hardcover]

James Howe (Author), Melissa Sweet (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1995 | Age Level: 5 and up | Series: Pinky & Rex

Pinky and Rex are thrilled at the prospect of the coming weekend. Leaving everyone else at home--including Pinky's pesky sister Amanda--they head off with their fathers on a fun-filled camping trip. Even a downpour can't dampen their happy spirits. Full color.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 1-The seventh in the series about two best friends. While on a weekend camping trip, Pinky and his father and Rex and her father refuse to let their spirits be dampened by the nonstop rain. They explore a cavern, and later set up camp-tent and all-in a motel room. Subsequent plans take the four friends to a puppet-maker's studio, a reptile museum, a train museum, and, finally, to a miniature-golf course. Sweet's watercolor illustrations complement the text and show readers that these two children and their families are just ordinary people who know how to have fun in spite of the weather and enjoy being together. The universality of the adventures and the design of the book make this title attractive to beginning readers.
Sharron McElmeel, Cedar Rapids Community Schools, IA
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

Gr. 2^-4. In the seventh episode of a popular series, best friends Pinky and Rex eagerly anticipate the pleasures of a weekend camping adventure with their dads. When rain (predicted by Pinky's gloating little sister) prevents the campers from roasting marshmallows and hiking in the woods, the four put their heads together and manage to have a fun-filled weekend "camping in." Like others in the series, this is perfect for young readers starting to make the difficult transition to chapter books. The text, printed in large type, and Sweet's charming watercolor illustrations combine to make the book both easy to read and attractive. Adults will find the story to be a great read-aloud. Lauren Peterson

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Atheneum (April 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689318715
• ISBN-13: 978-0689318719
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,411,821 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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.

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars This book is Accelerated Reader Rated!, March 7, 2011

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This review is from: Pinky And Rex And The Double-Dad Weekend: Ready-To-Read Level 3 (Paperback)

My childrens' school participates in the Accelerated Reader Program. This book is AR rated. James Howe is an excellent auther for early readers. The stories have great themes, and are extremely well written!