Flat Stanley Show-and-Tell Flat Stanley! (by Jeff Brown)

3/5 = Liked It

Little Fox says, "I liked it."

Momma: What would you take to show and tell?
Fox: I don't know...
Momma: A toy, a book...the cat?!
Fox: I'd take the kitty.  Or if we had a new kitten, I'd take a kitten.
Momma: What did Arthur take to show and tell?
Fox: Flat Stanley.  His brother.
Momma: Why did Arthur take Flat Stanley to show and tell?  It wasn't because he was flat...What special thing could Flat Stanley do?
Fox:...wiggle his ears!

Hen's Pens (by Phil Roxbee Cox)

3/5 = Liked It

Little Fox says: "I like this book because the hen's eggs had a snake in it!"

The Queen Makes a Scene (by Mairi Mackinnon)

2/5 = OK

Momma:  These are interesting books to read because momma gets to read some parts and you get to read some parts.  Do you like that?
Fox: Yes.  I like taking turns reading.
Momma: Do you remember what happens to the queen in the book?
Fox:  She feels all better when [the doctor] gets there.

Piggy and Dad Play (by David Martin)

3/5 = Liked It

Momma: Do you like these Piggy and Dad books?
Fox: Yes.  Because I like that they're funny!  They're easy to read and I like the pigs.

Piggy and Dad (by David Martin)

4/5 = Really Liked It

Little Fox says: "I like this book because there were a couple stories."

Momma: These stories are nice for kids like you who are learning to read because they're short and you can figure out words by sounding out letters AND using the pictures.
Fox:  Yes.  Sometimes [books] don't have pictures and that's harder.
Momma: Piggy and Piggy's dad remind me of you and your daddy.  What are some things that Piggy and Piggy's daddy do that you do with your daddy?
Fox: I take baths, I eat sandwiches with daddy, I draw pictures and daddy writes the words...I read books with my daddy, and I do pillow fights with my daddy!

Fancy Nancy and the Mean Girl (by Jane O'Connor)

3/5 = Liked It

Little Fox says: "I like races."

Momma: Why didn't Fancy Nancy want to race with Grace on Field Day?
Fox: Because Grace is kind of mean.  She says mean things to her.
Momma: It's definitely not fun to play with kids who say mean things.  Fancy Nancy had a talk with Grace and said she didn't want Grace to say mean things.  What did Grace do?
Fox: Listened.
Momma: Yes!  Fancy Nancy did the right thing by using her words and explaining her feelings and Grace did the right thing by listening and making better choices.
Fox: Yes.  Grace only said after, "Do you want a cookie?"
Momma: Yes!  And that was Good Friend Behavior.  Sometimes people don't realize the choices they make or the words they use hurt other people.  That's why it's important to use our words.
Fox: Yes.  That's what school says, too.
Momma: Exactly.  Grace might not have known that her words were hurting Nancy.  Now that she knows they bother Nancy so much, she makes better choices in order to be a better friend.  

Ted in a Red Bed (by Phil Roxbee Cox)

2/5 = OK

Little Fox says: "I like it because he got a new red bed!"

Momma: Was it easy to read?
Fox: Yes, it was.
Momma: Do you want a red bed?
Fox: A blue bed!