The Best Kid in the World: A SugarLoaf Book (with audio recording)

by Peter H. Reynolds, Peter H. Reynolds (Illustrator)

Overview

In this eBook with audio, when SugarLoaf discovers that her parents once bestowed the Best Kid in the World Award on her brother, her first thought is: But . . . but . . . but what about me?

She wants to be the Best Kid in the World, so she decides to be so very helpful that her parents can’t not give the award to her. However, every one of SugarLoaf’s good deeds ends in disaster, and it seems that the award is farther away from her grasp than ever. But what SugarLoaf doesn’t realize is that trying counts for a lot, so she might have a better chance at taking the Best Kid in the World throne than she imagines.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781442477179
Publisher:	Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Publication date:	09/04/2012
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	48
File size:	18 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

Peter H. Reynolds is the bestselling author and illustrator of I’m Here, The Dot, and Ish; and illustrator for the #1 New York Times bestseller Someday by Alison McGhee. He is also the illustrator of Going Places, Little Boy, Charlie and Kiwi, and the Judy Moody series. He lives in Dedham, Massachusetts, where he is co-owner of the Blue Bunny bookstore. Visit Peter at PeterHReynolds.com.

Editorial Reviews

In SugarLoaf's second outing, the charming tot learns that it is not always what you do that counts, but the thought behind it. SugarLoaf is enjoying celebrating her older brother Spoke's birthday. That is, until Gramma totes out the Remembering Box, filled with Spoke's most special things: a stick, a book he wrote, his first lost tooth and his Best Kid in the World Award. It's this last that rankles. Inspired to do good deeds after learning that it was his helpfulness that won him the award, SugarLoaf has good ideas, but fails in each execution, leaving a string of disasters as she goes. In spite of it all, Spoke and the family hand off the sparkly award for her efforts. Reynolds's watercolor characters are delightfully expressive, especially SugarLoaf deep in thought, tongue poking out of the corner of her mouth. This warm, family-centered story is sure to keep sibling rivalry at bay, even if only for a short time. A sweet new chapter in the life of SugarLoaf. (Picture book. 3-7)

Kirkus Reviews