chapter book Archives - Anastasia Suen

Really Bird, Really Scared!
by Harriet Ziefert (Author)
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Booktalk: In this early graphic novel for chapter book readers, Really Bird wakes up to find it is still dark and he starts to worry the sun won’t rise. Eventually, of course, with some group effort and protesting, the sun rises but that is not the end of the story, as Really Bird and his friends have to deal with changes in the weather. The end of the day provides a colorful ending and then night returns. But now, Really Bird’s fears are lessened and his anxiety is finally under control.

Snippet: I’m ready to start the day. But it’s dark outside.

Cookie & Broccoli: Scariest Halloween Ever!: A Graphic Novel
by Bob McMahon (Author / Illustrator)
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Booktalk: This Halloween, best friends Cookie and Broccoli revel in funny tricks and sweet treats in this early graphic novel for chapter book readers. In the first story, Broccoli’s not a fan of his classmates’ scary Halloween pranks, so his best buddy Cookie loans Broccoli his superhero costume–because Super Broccoli isn’t afraid of anything! That is, until the ultimate fright has Broccoli fleeing for the big, scary woods behind their school, where he comes across someone in a Sasquatch costume. (It is just a costume . . . right?) Then, in the second story, Cookie and Broccoli’s classmates learn an important lesson about scaring others and making assumptions about newcomers (yes, even big, hairy Sasquatches). And in the final story, Cookie has to choose between his friends or his obsession with Halloween candy!

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