From Sarah Weeks, creator of the beloved series Mac and Cheese, comes Sketty and Meatball, a Level One I Can Read about two irrepressible dog best friends.
Best friends Sketty and Meatball do everything together. They play together. They bark together. If Sketty sniffs a flower, Meatball sniffs a flower too. If Meatball wags his tail, Sketty’s tail is wagging too.
Young readers will be delighted by two pals called Sketty and Meatball, who happen to look quite a bit like their names.
Sketty and Meatball is a Level One I Can Read book, which means it’s perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences. Whether shared at home or in a classroom, the short sentences, familiar words, and simple concepts of Level One books support success for children eager to start reading on their own.---from the publisher
32 pages 978-0062431615 Ages 5-7
Keywords: independent reader, humor, dogs, fun, friendship, part of a series, 5 year old, 6 year old, 7 year old
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Every now and then you pick up a book - even when it's an early reader - and you know instantly you are in the hands of a pro. Man's new best friends have sprung from the imagination of the one and only Sarah Weeks. Let's make the introductions: Readers meet Sketty and Meatball. Meatball and Sketty meet your readers. If you have ever eaten spaghetti and meatballs for dinner, you won't have any trouble figuring out who is whom in this romp.
Okay, so here we go. Sketty and Meatball have one of those wonderfully comfortable friendships. (and couldn't we all use a bit of that these days) They enjoy doing the same things like sniffing flowers and barking at the cat. Then, one day, they don't want to the same old stuff. They want to do something different and our story begins.
Sarah Weeks knows exactly when to give us peace and quiet and when to ramp it up. She knows how to give us a punchline that may become part of our family "language." She understands that we love friends and especially friends who are imperfect and slightly reminiscent of a comfy favorite chair.
Go ahead and grab the chocolate milk, maybe a cookie, and sit back and enjoy the utter comfort of genuine friendship, a lot of goodness and a dash of humor. A lovely time will be had by all.
Recommended by: Barb Langridge, abookandahug.com
