Overview

A busy home bustles with activity—and unexpected neighbors—in this sweet early reader about welcoming new friends, by a Geisel Honor winning creator. This cactus is home to many critters. Birds tweet… bats read… owls play. Everyone shares, and everyone has fun!   But one day, spiders move into the cactus. The rest of the critters aren't sure about the spiders… They are new. Will they share? Will they be fun? No one knows.  Then a storm hits their cactus home. Right away, the spiders pitch in to help. They join. They fix. They make repairs. Maybe these new neighbors will become new friends…    With fun stories and great pictures, new readers will say . . . “I like to read!” Created by award-winning-artists and talented newcomers and tested by educational experts, I Like to Read® books help develop vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension that lead to reading success. A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

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9780823461653

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Reviews

A top-notch title in the “I Like to Read” series. . . . Text is brief and simple with repetitive words throughout, perfect for building confidence in young readers who are working on reading sentences. . . . A solid addition to any beginning reader collection. Also useful in SEL lessons. —School Library Journal

A top-notch title in the “I Like to Read” series. . . . Text is brief and simple with repetitive words throughout, perfect for building confidence in young readers who are working on reading sentences. . . . A solid addition to any beginning reader collection. Also useful in SEL lessons. —School Library Journal This is a humorous look at the importance of cooperation, especially during times of crisis. . . . A spirited look at the comfort of community. —Kirkus Reviews The bubbly and candy-colored digitally rendered illustrations, made up of uncomplicated black outlines filled in with watercolor-esque pastels, contain a great deal of visual humor. —The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Author Information

Vikram Madan is the acclaimed author/illustrator of more than a dozen books for young readers, including the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor winning and ALA Notable book Owl and Penguin. His books have been honored by the American Library Association, the Texas Library Association, the Junior Library Guild, the New York Public Library, and Bank Street College of Education, and have appeared on multiple state award and Best Books of the Years lists. You can find his doodles and more, online at @artbyvikram.

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