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Lionel in the Fall (Puffin Easy-to-Read, Level 3)
Lionel in the Fall - Puffin Easy-to-Read, Level 3 Author:Stephen Krensky The collaborators from Lionel at Large return with an autumn adventure that begins on Lionel's first day of school. He is uneasy: "I have a new shirt, new pants, and new shoes. . . . But I am just the same old me. I don't match my new things." At his parents' prompting, he compares an old photo with his "new" image in a mirror. Now persuaded tha... more »t he has grown and changed since last September, he gobbles up his breakfast, saying "The new me doesn't want to be late." Other chapters focus on his new teacher, raking leaves and Halloween trick-or-treating, all of them appealing and wry. Krensky's stories and dialogue are realistic and humorous, perfectly matched by Natti's upbeat color drawings. Ages 4-9.« less