I do not like stories
(Book)
Author:
Contributors:
Sookocheff, Carey, 1972- illustrator.
Published:
Berkeley, CA :
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Lexile measure:
AD: Adult Directed 340L
Rating:
AD340L
Status:
East Hampton Juvenile Picture Book
JE LAR
Description
"The story itself is simple. Boy gets up, boy goes to school, boy comes home from school, boy goes to bed. Boy seems a bit grumpy, until the end of the day when he comes home to his cat, who he clearly loves. The boys story is told in a traditional picture book style--in the meantime, the cat's story is told in graphic panels. Throughout the entire book, the boy tells the reader how much he dislikes stories, all kinds of stories inspired by his surroundings and whatever he is doing - so, he doesn't like stories about getting up in the morning, or stories planes or trains or busses or bikes, or about boring old buildings (illustration shows his school), or stories about going home at the end of the day... And while the boy is going through his day, the cat sets off searching for the boy, following what she thinks is the school bus, only to be mistaken again and again by other things that are also bright yellow: An ice cream stand, a fire hydrant, a taxi, a public mailbox (these yellow objects are a bright color pop on each page, leading the cat and the story forward). Meanwhile the boy is at school, and the only time he looks happy and engaged is when he is shown drawing a picture of his cat. The cat, still wandering about the town, sees the boy in the bus heading home, and rushes to greet him, already back inside by the time the boy opens the door. At this point, the story changes - he's happy to be home and with his cat. He plays with her, feeds her, and snuggles into bed with her. In the end, the reader will understand that the boy doesn't really dislike stories -- it just needs to be the right story!"--
Copies
Location
Call Number
Status
East Hampton Juvenile Picture Book
JE LAR
On Shelf
Location
Call Number
Status
Durham Children's Picture Book
jE LARSEN
On Shelf
East Lyme Public J Picture Book
JP Larsen
On Shelf
Haddam/Brainerd Juvenile E Book
E LAR
On Shelf
Hamden/Miller Children's Picture Books
E/LAR
On Shelf
Meriden Children's Picture Book
JE LARSEN
On Shelf
Old Lyme Juv. Picture Books
JPIC LARSEN
On Shelf
Orange/Case Juvenile Picture Book Fiction
jP Larsen
On Shelf
Wallingford Children's Picture Books
E LARSEN
On Shelf
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781771473781, 1771473789
Lexile code:
AD: Adult Directed
Lexile measure:
340
Notes
Description
"The story itself is simple. Boy gets up, boy goes to school, boy comes home from school, boy goes to bed. Boy seems a bit grumpy, until the end of the day when he comes home to his cat, who he clearly loves. The boys story is told in a traditional picture book style--in the meantime, the cat's story is told in graphic panels. Throughout the entire book, the boy tells the reader how much he dislikes stories, all kinds of stories inspired by his surroundings and whatever he is doing - so, he doesn't like stories about getting up in the morning, or stories planes or trains or busses or bikes, or about boring old buildings (illustration shows his school), or stories about going home at the end of the day... And while the boy is going through his day, the cat sets off searching for the boy, following what she thinks is the school bus, only to be mistaken again and again by other things that are also bright yellow: An ice cream stand, a fire hydrant, a taxi, a public mailbox (these yellow objects are a bright color pop on each page, leading the cat and the story forward). Meanwhile the boy is at school, and the only time he looks happy and engaged is when he is shown drawing a picture of his cat. The cat, still wandering about the town, sees the boy in the bus heading home, and rushes to greet him, already back inside by the time the boy opens the door. At this point, the story changes - he's happy to be home and with his cat. He plays with her, feeds her, and snuggles into bed with her. In the end, the reader will understand that the boy doesn't really dislike stories -- it just needs to be the right story!"--,Provided by publisher.
Target Audience
AD340L,Lexile
Target Audience
Decoding demand: 42 (medium),Semantic demand: 47 (medium),Syntactic demand: 51 (medium),Structure demand: 18 (very low),Lexile
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Larsen, A., & Sookocheff, C. I do not like stories.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Larsen, Andrew, 1960- and Carey Sookocheff. I Do Not Like Stories. .
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Larsen, Andrew, 1960- and Carey Sookocheff, I Do Not Like Stories. .
MLA Citation (style guide)Larsen, Andrew and Carey Sookocheff. I Do Not Like Stories.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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Grouped Work ID:
1838e412-2f37-7739-6727-e9451b405276
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