Pinky and Rex Get Married: Ready-to-Read Level 3

by James Howe, Melissa Sweet (Illustrator)

Overview

From the earliest stages of sounding our words to the excitement of reading a whole book without help, Ready-to-Read books open up a world of possibilities to children at three different levels:
Level 1: Starting to read
Level 2: Reading together
Level 3: Reading alone

Nothing is much fun without your best friend, as Pinky discovers one day when he wants to play and Rex isn't home. It turns out Rex has been at a wedding, and that gives Pinky and idea. If he and Rex get married, they'll never be apart again!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780689825262
Publisher:	Simon Spotlight
Publication date:	05/01/1999
Series:	Pinky & Rex
Edition description:	Repackage
Pages:	48
Sales rank:	355,138
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	530L (what's this?)
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

Melissa Sweet has illustrated more than eighty children’s books, including the Caldecott Honor books The Right Word and A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams both written by Jen Bryant. She also wrote and illustrated Tupelo Rides the Rails; Carmine: A Little More Red, which was a New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book; and Balloons Over Broadway, a picture book biography that was named a 2011 Publishers Weekly Best Nonfiction Picture Book. When she is not in her studio, Melissa can be found taking an art class, hiking with her dogs, or riding her bicycle. She lives with her family in Rockport, Maine.

James Howe is the author of more than ninety books for young readers. Bunnicula, coauthored by his late wife Deborah and published in 1979, is considered a modern classic of children’s literature. The author has written six highly popular sequels, along with the spinoff series Tales from the House of Bunnicula and Bunnicula and Friends. Among his other books are picture books such as Horace and Morris but Mostly Dolores and beginning reader series that include the Pinky and Rex and Houndsley and Catina books. He has also written for older readers. The Misfits, published in 2001, inspired the nationwide antibullying initiative No Name-Calling Week, as well as three sequels, Totally Joe, Addie on the Inside, and Also Known as Elvis. A common theme in James Howe’s books from preschool through teens is the acceptance of difference and being true to oneself. Visit him online at JamesHowe.com.

Editorial Reviews

K-Gr 3--Pinky and Rex , neighbors and best friends, visit the museum with Pinky's father and his pesky sister, Amanda. From their across-the-street discussion of what to wear to their joint purchase of a pink dinosaur, the story is told in a readable and lively fashion with good dialogue. In Pinky and Rex Get Married, Rex returns from a wedding to find Pinky bored without her. She tells about catching the bouquet, and Pinky suggests they get married. With his stuffed animals and her stuffed dinosaurs in attendance, they play out the ceremony. The short stories are childlike, appealing, and believable. The realistic full-color illustrations convey the same warmth and mild amusement as the text. Two good additions to the often scanty sections of easy fiction for younger readers. --Jane Gardner Connor, formerly at South Carolina State Library, Columbia

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