Ready To Read Pinky And Rex And The School Play [Paperback]

James Howe (Author), Melissa Sweet (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Ready-To-Read:

Pinky really wants to be an actor and is sure he'll get the lead in the school play. Rex, on the other hand, wants nothing to do with being on stage. She's afraid she'll forget her lines -- or worse. Everything changes when Pinky convinces Rex to go with him to the tryouts. Will Pinky and Rex still be best friends when the show is over?

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 3AIn this new entry in the series about best pals Pinky and Rex, their friendship is put to the greatest test ever. Pinky decides he wants to be an actor when he grows up and tries out for the lead in Davi, Boy of the Rain Forest. He convinces Rex to accompany him to the auditions for moral support. She isn't interested in acting at all. A big surprise awaits them when the cast list is posted. The play has been renamed Bahi, Girl of the Rain Forest, and Rex has the starring role. Pinky, who has been cast as a monkey, is angry with her. The two eventually realize that their friendship is much too valuable to lose, and Pinky tells Rex that she is good as Bahi. It is Pinky, however, who saves the performance from disaster. Howe fills the story with humorous scenes. Sweet's watercolors capture the action and complement the light mood. The ending, in which Pinky and Rex both order a hot fudge sundae with extra whipped cream "Because sometimes best friends just have to have the same thing," is totally satisfying.ASuzanne Hawley, Laurel Oak Elementary School, Naples, FL
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

James Howe is the author of over eighty books for young readers, including the modern classic Bunnicula and its highly popular sequels.  In 2001, Howe published The Misfits, the story of four outcast seventh-graders who try to end name-calling in their school.  The Misfits is now widely read and studied in middle schools throughout the country, and was the inspiration for the national movement known as No Name-Calling Week (www.nonamecallingweek.org ), an event observed by thousands of middle and elementary schools annually.   Totally Joe, a companion novel to The Misfits, was published in 2005, and a second companion novel, Addie on the Inside, is being published in 2011.  Howe’s many other books for children from preschool through teens frequently deal with the acceptance of difference and being true to oneself.

Melissa Sweet has illustrated over 80 children’s books including A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams  by Jen Bryant, a 2008 Caldecott Honor book, an NCTE Notable Children’s Book and a New York Times Best Illustrated, among other awards.  Her collages and paintings have appeared in many publications including the New York Times, Martha Stewart Living, Nick Jr. Magazine and on greeting cards, cookbooks and posters.   Her toys for eeBoo have won the Oppenheim and Parents Choice Awards. She has written  and illustrated three books, Tupelo Rides the Rails, and  Carmine: A Little More Red,  a New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 2005. Her newest book,  Balloons Over Broadway, a picture book biography that was named a 2011 Publishers Weekly Best Non-fiction Picture Book.

When she is not in her studio, she can be found taking in an art class, hiking with  her dogs or riding her bicycle. She lives with her family in Rockport, Maine.

Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Simon Spotlight (April 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689817045
• ISBN-13: 978-0689817045
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 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: #922,325 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #45 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators, A-Z > ( H ) > Howe, James

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