Cowpoke Clyde Rides the Range

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Cowpoke Clyde Rides the Range
by Lori Mortensen (Author) and Michael Allen Austin (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Cowpoke Clyde is plumb confused. An ad in his favorite catalog says he oughta buy a bike. But why should he do that? After all, he’s got a horse. Still, a bike wouldn’t buck or bite, and he wouldn’t have to feed it. He orders one, and when it comes, he mounts up and sets right off, wibble-wobblin’ down the road. Good thing he’s got his trusty friend Dawg to look out for him. Turns out learning to ride a bike is just a tad bit harder than he thought!

Snippet: Cowpoke Clyde poked at an ad.
“Looky, Dawg, at this here fad.
It says that when my chores are done,
I’m s’posed to ride a bike fer fun.”

Lori is one of my former students!

Copyright © 2016 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.

Peep and Egg: I’m Not Hatching

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Peep and Egg: I’m Not Hatching
by Laura Gehl (Author) and Joyce Wan (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Peep wants Egg to hatch so they can do fun things together, like watch the sunrise, splash in puddles, and play hide-and-seek.
But Egg is not cracking…

Snippet: “Are you hatching yet?” Peep asked. “We’re going to have so much fun once you hatch!”

“Too scary,” said Egg. “I’m not hatching.”

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