Book Review

From We Both Read. This is an excellent series of books for new readers. It gets parents involved in reading with their child. The parent reads one side of the book, their child the other. They have lots of hard and soft back books to choice from. They also have books in Spanish. I've seen We Both Read books in numerous libraries. You can buy them at some books stores and online. A friend of mine and her children loved reading these books when her kids were younger.

For grades one and two (For most kids I feel it's a grade one book, and early part of grade two): "The Tales of Peter Rabbit & Benjamin Bunny." By Beatrix Potter. Adapted by Sindy McKay. There are two stories in this book. The first one is "The Tale of Peter Rabbit." Who couldn't like a cute little bunny who wears a blue jacket? But Peter is a naughty bunny. Against his mother's explicit orders he sneaks into Mr. McGregor's garden to find some tasty vegetables to eat. He loses his blue jacket while escaping from old Mr. McGregor. In "The Tale of Benjamin Bunny" Peter's cousin Benjamin helps Peter gets his jacket back from Mr. McGregor's garden.

The colored illustrations by Beatrix Potter are beautifully drawn. They capture the essence of what is occurring on the page. The stories are exciting enough for new readers to want to keep reading. This is what you should look for in a book for your child. A boring book does not entice your child to read.