Junk,+Sweet,+Junk

**__ Bibliographic Data: __**
 *  **Publisher:** simon & schuster (2005)
 *  **Language:** English
 *  **ISBN-10:** 1416908706
 *  **ISBN-13:** 978-1416908708

**__ Summary: __** This book is about having a Junk Sale. Stu and Didi are parents to Tommy. Stu wanted to move to a bigger house because the house that they currently own didn’t have any room left in it. Didi decided that moving was not an option and that a junk sale would be the best thing. After everything is laid out in the yard, Tommy and his friend Chuckie decided to look through some of the boxes to see what was there. They found some old clothes, feather dusters and old toys. They decided to play a quick game of baseball with Tommy’s cousin Angelica. After the game ended they started rummaging through more of the boxes. In each box there was something that they hadn’t seen in such a long time. When the Junk sale began Tommy, Chuckie, Angelica and Grandpa were not happy because everyone was buying their old junk. When the yard sale was done they were so sad because there was nothing left and it was hot out. Tommy’s dad brought everyone ice cream from the ice cream truck with the money they earn from the Junk sale but the babies were still hot. Tommy saw that the neighbors were having a junk sale too and they were selling a big umbrella. So Tommy bought the umbrella and the babies were happy because they were out of the sun but the parents weren’t happy because now there was another piece of junk. **__ Book Review: __**  I feel that this book is a good choice. Growing up I would always watch the show Rugrats and having a book based on it sparked my interest with reading. I was able to relate the show to the book. It provides optimal learning discussion topics. My favorite part growing up was the pictures. The colors are so vibrant and really catch your eye. The one part of the book that, still to this day, causes me some conflict is the ending. At the end of this book the character Tommy goes next door and buys a beach umbrella to shade him and the other babies from the hot sun, so they can sit outside and eat their ice cream. I know that this book is fiction but the end just doesn't seem to fit in. If the parents went next door and purchased the umbrella then that would be more plausible then Tommy buying it. I feel that by making that small change the ending would be a lot stronger. Overall it is a great book to add to any teachers collections.  __** Analysis of Literary Elements: **__ This book is based on the popular cartoon Rugrats. This story is fiction. It is a Ready-to Read book. Each book is specifically constructed for 1 of the three levels associated with Ready to Read books. Each level is based on the child’s age and where they should be as a reader. This book is particularly easy to base a mini lesson off of it. There are many examples of problem-solution and prediction. This book is relatable to children because most parents have yard sales and sell their children’s toys that they have out grown but are reluctant to let go of. The language throughout this book was very descriptive. The Illustrations went along with the story line. I liked that aspect because it teaches children how to put words to pictures. By using this style of writing it helps children if they are unsure of a word meaning because they are able to look at the picture and see what is happening while creating a meaning for the word they were unaware of.  . **__ Author Biography: __** Molly Wigand has written an assortment of books throughout her career. Some of her books include //Help is Hear Facing Fear, Jealousy is Not For Me and Ahhh! School Lunch. // Most of the books that she writes are Ready to Read books. There is not much known about her other than the specific books that she has written.

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