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K-Gr. 2. Stanley rejoices when his turn finally arrives: as "star of the week," he will share his favorite food, his favorite toy, and his favorite activity with the class. But sadly, no one shares his enthusiasm for tofu bologna, cream cheese, jelly, and pickles on pumpernickel, and his decrepit toy robot is a flop. The third day looks like another disaster when Stanley begins to draw on the blackboard and suddenly freezes up, but he earns his classmates' admiration with his imaginative squiggle drawings. The emotional arc between high-flying expectations and low-riding reality is familiar territory to elementary-school students, who will empathize with Stanley's plight and enjoy his hard-earned success and acceptance. Varied in size and perspective, Saltzberg's simple but expressive artwork in pencil, ink, and acrylics creates Stanley's world with warmth and keen attention to detail, while the satisfying story creates a believable dilemma for this highly sympathetic character. Great for reading aloud, this will inspire plenty of creative "squiggle drawings" among its audience. Carolyn Phelan

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Education

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• mommy
• mommies
• preschool
• stay at home mom
• nanny
• nannies
• home school
• daycare
• story time
• circle time
• reading time
• children's story
• children's book
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