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Benny and Penny in Just Pretend Hardcover – Picture Book, April 7, 2008

by Geoffrey Hayes (Author, Illustrator)
4.7 out of 5 stars 75 ratings
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How can Benny pretend to be a brave pirate when his pesky little sister, Penny, wants to tag along and is always asking for a hug? He tries to lose her, but when he does, he starts to feel a little lost himself. Penny proves her bravery, saves Benny from a bug, and gets the hug she wants.
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  1. Reading age
    4 - 8 years
  2. Print length
    32 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    Preschool - 3
  5. Lexile measure
    GN220L
  6. Dimensions
    6.25 x 0.33 x 9.2 inches
  7. Publisher
    TOON Books
  8. Publication date
    April 7, 2008
  9. ISBN-10
    0979923808
  10. ISBN-13
    978-0979923807
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PreSchool-Grade 2–Hayes successfully combines a comic-book format with effective easy-reader elements to introduce two delightful mouse siblings. Penny, clothed in pale-blue princess regalia, persistently seeks out her older brother's company, though Benny, who is busy playing pirate, brushes her off repeatedly. Finally fed up, Benny calls her a dumb, bad little sister! and she dissolves into tears. After an offstage intercession from Mom, Benny suggests a game of hide-and-seek, hurries Penny into an outdoor storage bin, and tells her to stay put. Time passes without Penny making an appearance. Benny begins to miss her and is relieved when she finally turns up, explaining, I had to go pee-pee! After Penny proves her courage by shooing away a frightening dragonfly, Benny apologizes for his harsh words; the sibs share a huggy and then play pirates together. The simple language, brief sentences, and clean layout–with large text, easy-to-follow sequencing, and an uncluttered design–are appropriate for newly independent readers. The warm-hued panel pictures contain enough detail to provide visual clues and create a sense of place while briskly propelling the action forward. The characters have expressive features that reflect changing emotions, and the sibling relationship is sweetly and realistically portrayed. A fresh and fun choice for beginning readers–especially those discouraged by text-heavy pages–and for sharing aloud.–Joy Fleishhacker, School Library Journal
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*Starred Review* Benny the mouse wants to pretend he’s brave Benny the Pirate, and he has a crate that makes a terrific pirate ship. Then his younger sister, Penny, dressed in a princess outfit, arrives, wanting to be a pirate, too. Benny calls her a crybaby, and their disagreement escalates until Benny loses his patience does make Penny cry (“Go away! You are a dumb, bad little sister!”). He eventually agrees to play hide-and-seek, but when Penny hides, Benny rushes off to play pirate without her. Penny doesn’t come out, so Benny looks for her. Later when Penny saves Benny from some ugly bugs, he takes back his cruel words. The sweet, delicately colored illustrations have an old-fashioned feel that gives the familiar sibling story a timeless quality, while the simple yet varied panel arrangement allows even very young children to understand the difference between a comic and a picture book. The text uses a limited but rich vocabulary with sufficient repetition to help with word recognition, and children will easily grasp the message while appreciating Benny’s change of heart at the story’s close. A charmer that will invite repeated readings. Preschool-Grade 1. --Kat Kan

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ TOON Books; Illustrated edition (April 7, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0979923808
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0979923807
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 - 8 years
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ GN220L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 3
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 0.33 x 9.2 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 out of 5 stars 75 ratings

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Geoffrey Hayes grew up in San Francisco and has been telling stories all his life. He and his brother Rory drew picture books for each other even before they learned to write. As time went on, they incorporated their stuffed animals and toys, each with distinctive personalities, into their stories, art and home movies.

As a young man, Geoffrey moved to New York where he studied at Hunter College, the School of Visual Arts and The Art Students League. He earned a living in the Interior Design department of an architectural firm where he was able to hone his drafting skills, and began building his portfolio. His first book BEAR BY HIMSELF, published by HarperCollins in 1976, was in print for over thirteen years -- and was later reissued by Random House. His third book, illustrations for Margaret Wise Brown's WHEN THE WIND BLEW, was chosen by the New York Times as one of the Ten Best Illustrated Books of the Year. About this time, Geoffrey began studying with Caldecott Award-Winning artist Uri Shulevitz.

Geoffrey discovered that he had an innate talent for understanding the way young children think and behave, as well as an ability for telling stories with simple, direct language. This led to a long career writing Easy Readers. His series of OTTO AND UNCLE TOOTH adventures for Random House have sold over a million and a half copies, and his BENNY AND PENNY readers, published by TOON Books have won numerous awards and honors, including the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award in 2010 -- the first time this was given to a graphic reader.

BENNY AND PENNY in LET'S PRETEND was the initial title in the TOON Books line, the brainchild of Francoise Mouly -- the first ever readers done as comics. This idea has proven immensely successful with parents, librarians and children. Doing books for TOON reawakened Geoffrey;s early love of the Graphic Novel format and sequential storytelling. Currently, he is hard at work on his dream project, a 144 page original fairy tale, LOVO AND THE FIREWOLF, which Fantagraphics plans to publish in early 2018.

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Customers find the book readable, with one mentioning it's good for learning to read and another noting it's a comic book format that their child loves.

"My almost 3-year old loves this comic book. She identifies with Penny and really enjoys us reading the story to her again and again" Read more

"My kids love this. Will be good for when learning to read. Fun, filled with illustrations. Better than a storybook. It's basically a comic book." Read more

"It is good to find some books for kids. It is in very good condition. will check and buy other books in the future." Read more

"...this for my granddaughter (age 6) and she thought it was the most fun to read!" Read more

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"...told in graphic book form, but this won me over with its plot, illustrations, and the characters of Benny and Penny...." Read more

"...Will be good for when learning to read. Fun, filled with illustrations. Better than a storybook. It's basically a comic book." Read more

"I love these cute books. My grandchildren are very motivated to read these." Read more

"Cute pictures, but a horrible story...." Read more

4 customers mention "Literacy level"4 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the literacy level of the book, with one mentioning that their grandchildren are very motivated to read it, while another notes that young children will identify with Benny and Penny.

"...but this won me over with its plot, illustrations, and the characters of Benny and Penny...." Read more

"My kids love this. Will be good for when learning to read. Fun, filled with illustrations. Better than a storybook. It's basically a comic book." Read more

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  • Nicola Mansfield
    4.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended
    Reviewed in Canada on February 19, 2009
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    This time around I'm reviewing the first three books published in this series of graphic novels for emergent readers. The struggling reader (8yo) enjoyed the others so much we went out and bought the first three. So he has now read the entire line of Toon Books and anxiously awaits the publication of the next set.

    They are around 30-odd pages each and first published April 2008.

    This book is in the mid-range for reading level of the suggested ages, aprrox. RL 1-2. Benny and Penny have been in another book of the series and they are a fun brother and sister pairing. In this book Benny wants to play pirates and just wants Penny to leave him alone. He isn't very nice to her. But by the end he has learnt his lesson and they are friends together and Benny learns sometimes little sisters can play "boy" stuff too!
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