Wizard and Wart in Trouble (I Can Read Book) [Library Binding]

Janice L. Smith (Author), Paul Meisel (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1998 | Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: I Can Read Book

Wizard and Wart are back in action!

Zounds the vulture has broken his usual silence to announce, "Trouble is coming!" and Wizard and his dog Wart are braced for the worst. With a big book of magic spells and a lot of sandwiches, they think they're ready for anything. But when Trouble finally arrives, even the unflappable Wizard and the ever-worried Wart are surprised!

Paul Meisel's comic watercolors are the ideal match for Janice Lee Smith's third zany story of magical mayhem.When Zounds the vulture announces, "Trouble is coming!" Wizard and his wisecracking dog, Wart, brace themselves for the worst. But when Trouble finally arrives, even the magic duo are surprised. The third comic adventure of Wizard and Wart will delight fans old and new."Sure to bring smiles to readers faces with its humorous plots and unusual characters . . . a fun read-aloud for young children and a perfect read-alone for those who have recently learned to read." The Wichita Eagle on Wizard and Wart

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 2AThere's plenty of trouble and fun in this new book about the pair introduced in Wizard and Wart (1994) and Wizard and Wart at Sea (1995, both HarperCollins). Wizard and his dog, Wart, are justifiably worried when Zounds the vulture announces, "Trouble is coming!" not once but several times. The first announcement brings spark ants armed with matches; the second, a flood; the third, an ice storm; and the last brings a female vulture named Trouble to their door. Wizard casts a spell that ends each crisis with the exception of the arrival of the last "trouble," which Zounds will somehow have to solve for himself. Children will enjoy the humorous exchanges between Wizard and Wart as well as the comical appearances of a nervous rabbit and Wizard's wacky spells. The story is fast paced and even struggling readers will be hooked by the playful text. The lively illustrations reinforce the lighthearted tone and provide some visual clues. As Wizard might say: the third time's a charm.AMaura Bresnahan, Topsfield Town Library, MA
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

From Booklist

Gr. 1^-2. In the latest I Can Read Book about Wizard and his dog, Wart, there's no pretense of a plot--trouble is coming and Wizard puts it right each time with a magic spell--but new readers will enjoy the silly slapstick situations and comic watercolor pictures, especially when Wizard sneezes as he's chanting a spell and turns a flooding river into whipped cream. Hazel Rochman --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Library Binding: 48 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books (April 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060277629
• ISBN-13: 978-0060277628
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,665,353 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cute and Fun, November 30, 2001

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M. Allen Greenbaum (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wizard and Wart in Trouble (I Can Read Book 2) (Paperback)

This is a clever book with great wordplay, silly jokes, and a very subtle message about not worrying. Wizard (a wizard) and Wart a dog) are concerned when Zounds (a vulture) announces that "Trouble" is coming. Some minor trouble does come, in a way, but the wizard eventually get things straightened out. And (Don't Look Cause This Will Give Away The Story) the "Trouble" that Zounds was talking about turns out to be just the name of another vulture! The pictures are very colorful yet simply done. A great book for beginning readers or for adults to read to kids. The book has 48 pages divided into 5 short chapters...lots of illustrations and only one to five (or so) sentences per page.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Will not read this book to my child a second time, June 3, 2011

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Laura Rey "Lar" (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wizard and Wart in Trouble (An I Can Read Book) (Hardcover)

I was surprised, and then angry, when I read this book to my child. Ants who come to burn your house down are troublesome and floods are trouble, but the worst trouble is a woman. The world does not need a book to help perpetuate demeaning female stereotypes.

We will NOT be purchasing any more of these books.