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Thursday, February 23, 2012

Chester's Way

Bibliographic Information: Henkes, K (1988) Chester's Way. New York, NY: Greenwillow Books

Annotation: Chester and Wilson are best friends that are almost identical. They like all the same things. They do everything together until Lilly moves in next door. Lilly wants to be friends with Chester and Wilson. They don't give her a chance. Lilly comes to the rescue and helps the boys. They are grateful for Lilly and come to learn that even though she is different they have many similarities and the the three of them grow to be best friends.

Genre: Fiction/Picturebook

Grade Level: k-2

Readers who will like this: I think this is a good book to children just starting school (or a new school). Children with a close best friend would enjoy this book.

Response/Rating: This is one of my new favorites. I love how simple the sentences and illustrations are. The message is great and I think the story is easy for kids to understand. 4

Classroom questions: Do you have a best friend? What do you do when you meet a new student? What things do you like doing with your friends?
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