
Abby Hanlon’s marvelous Dory Fantasmagory series, featuring the plucky heroine Dory, also known as Rascal, combines the two. Others, like the Magic Treehouse books, send children on fantasy adventures. "Many series for fledgling readers feature mischievous girls and their grade-school exploits: Ramona Quimby, Junie B. The Harlem Charade, by Natasha Tarpley - intrigui.Praise for Dory Fantasmagory: Head in the Clouds.Audiobooks: Benefits as children develop reading s.Audiobooks on the #Road2Reading: Sharing student s.Congratulations! Margarita Engle named Young Peopl.Dory Fantasmagory - terrific series for family li.Real Friends, by Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham: nav.

Funny Girl: Terrific collection of stories to make.Clayton Byrd Goes Underground, by Rita Williams-Ga.The music behind Clayton Byrd: developing students.Gobble Gracker might do when she whisks Dory away."ĭory was a favorite read-aloud with our first grade classes this year-students came to the library asking for more Dory books! Listen to the full series, for a real treat: "Jackson mirrors Dory's boundless energy as she pesters her older siblings with endless questions, irritates her mother to the extreme by pretending to be a dog at the pediatrician's office, and rattles off a list of terrible things Mrs. Families will recognize themselves in Dory's attention-getting strategies, her mom's exasperation or her siblings' bickering. Narrator Suzy Jackson captures Dory's 6-year-old voice, with a full range of enthusiasm and emotions. Time-out is turning out to be way too much fun." 'Mom said you can come out of time-out now.' Whether it's when Dory declares that time-out is too much fun, or it's how she wants to stay in her nightgown all day instead of getting dressed for school-you'll find something to laugh at. She taught first grade for many years and Dory's voice rings true. She is full of playful imagination, whether it's talking with her imaginary friend or pretending to be a puppy dog.Ībby Hanlon knows just how to balance outrageous humor with empathetic characters. While they want to scare her, they just end up encouraging her.


Gobble Gracker, is going to kidnap her if she isn't careful. Her brother and sister tell her that a witch, Mrs. Dory (called Rascal by her family) wants to play with her big brother and sister, but they just complain that she's a pest.
