The Big Mix-Up!: Ready-to-Read Level 1

by Dana Regan, Berta Maluenda (Illustrator)

Overview

Meet Mike, a helpful hedgehog who lives in the town of Happy Rivers in this Level 1 Ready-to-Read! Although helpful, sometimes he gets involved in some silly mix-ups, like delivering ants instead of pants and pigs instead of wigs!

Jay needs a fan.
Mike brings a pan!
Val paid for pens.
Mike brings her hens!

Mike is busy making deliveries to his friends. The problem is, he is accidentally mixing up the deliveries, resulting in some very silly mistakes!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781534489066
Publisher:	Simon Spotlight
Publication date:	08/31/2021
Series:	Mike Delivers
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	317,298
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 5.80(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	AD390L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 6 Years

About the Author

Dana Regan is a writer and illustrator of more than seventy-five children’s books, including Smart About the Presidents, Smart About the First Ladies, and Monkey See, Monkey Do. Prior to publishing these works, she designed greeting cards for Hallmark. Regan lives in Kansas City, where she receives many deliveries every week.

Berta Maluenda is a Spanish illustrator living in her hometown, Zaragoza, Spain. She has a bachelor’s degree in fine arts, a master’s degree in drawing and video creation from the University of Granada, and a postgraduate degree in children’s illustration that she studied for in Barcelona. In her illustrations she examines the humor and the charm of the everyday, also the poetic and the unexpected, each in its right measure. She thinks with a pencil in her hand, and works it out with digital techniques, although she loves to go back to the brush, watercolors, ink, and color pencils. She loves live music, listening to the radio, traveling, reading, and going to the market. She is inspired by the people around her, and she also loves cinema, tea, and animals.

Editorial Reviews

11/01/2021

K-Gr 2—Mike appears to be a happy-go-lucky delivery porcupine. He blithely makes his way around Happy Rivers on his motor scooter, unknowingly delivering the wrong items to everyone. Mike has been misreading orders due to his poor eyesight. "Raj paid for pens. Mike brings him hens," are lines that are sure to get a giggle out of young readers. After a visit to the local eye doctor, Mike is relieved to know that there is a quick fix to the big mix-up—glasses! He is soon back to making deliveries without any mistakes, restoring order and contentment to the residents of Happy Rivers. All of the characters are anthropomorphized animals who live in cheerful homes. The story line is fairly predictable, with colorful, attractive illustrations and many details to give clear visual clues to early readers. Lots of rhyming throughout assists young readers in getting the flow, and the pacing is appropriate. The positive message about wearing glasses, while well-intentioned, is lost in the rhyming story line. VERDICT An additional purchase where collections are in need of fresh early reader titles.—Linda Annable, Newport P.L., Newport, OR

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