Charlie Cook's Favorite Book

by Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (Illustrator)

Overview

A clever and funny ode to reading and books from the creators of The Gruffalo.

Charlie Cook has a favorite book. It's about a pirate, who also has a favorite book . . . about Goldilocks, who also has a favorite book . . . about a knight, who also has a favorite book. . . . This hilarious pattern continues throughout the story, right to the surprising conclusion. Told in rollicking rhyme, this tale is sure to please the read-aloud crowd.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780142411384
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	07/31/2008
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.70(d)
Lexile:	AD750L (what's this?)
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Julia Donaldson lives in Glasgow, Scotland.

Editorial Reviews

This author/illustrator team's latest is a circular tale about reading, about stories and about how, in life, they often intersect. Eleven books in one, this begins with Charlie Cook perched upon a chair reading his favorite book. It's about a pirate forced to walk the plank, who swims to an island and finds a treasure chest containing a book. In it is the story of Goldilocks, who Baby Bear finds in bed reading his favorite book-a tale of dragons and knights. The knight postpones fighting the dragon to tell a joke . . . from his favorite book. And so it continues, until the final character's book, coincidentally about a boy named Charlie Cook. Masterfully rhymed, the rhythm is consistent throughout the various genres. Scheffler's artwork is perfect for the premise. The outline of each "book" and its pages border every spread. Colors and similar characters unify the illustrations, which, at the same time, are made to suit the individual subjects of the different "books." The endpapers are especially apropos-a bookshelf displays the spines of all the tales found within. A clever way of looking at the universality of reading. (Picture book. 4-8)

Kirkus Reviews