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Max's Dragon Shirt
Max needs a new pair of pants, and Ruby is given exactly enough money to buy them for him. But what Max really wants is a dragon shirt. They get separated in the store, and the antics begin.... Readers will laugh as Max unwittingly outwits his bossy, older sister once again.
Mass Market Paperbound, 32 pages
Published
July 1st 2000
by Puffin Books
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picture-book,
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clothing,
stores,
brothers-sisters,
lost-and-found
Max loves his blue pants but they are in horrible condition. So his sister Ruby gets money from their mother to take Max to the store to buy new pants. Max, however, is determined to have a dragon shirt. But Max's mother only gave Ruby $5 to buy pants. There won't be enough for a dragon shirt.
Once in the store and on their way to the boy's department, Ruby is distracted by some pretty dresses that she just has to try on. While Ruby is trying on several dresses, Max gets tired of waitin...more
Once in the store and on their way to the boy's department, Ruby is distracted by some pretty dresses that she just has to try on. While Ruby is trying on several dresses, Max gets tired of waitin...more
Max really wants to have a dragon shirt, but his bossy sister has her own plans. They went to the store where she starts trying dresses for herself, but at that time they get separated and Max starts to look for his sister all over the store. She finds him later wearing the dragon shirt which he got already dirty with ice cream. Now she needs to pay for the shirt, which was not in her plans.
Max and Ruby go shopping to buy Max some new pants, but Ruby decides to look at some dresses. While she is changing, Max sneaks off to find what he REALLY wants - a dragon shirt. He manages to get one, have some ice cream and avoid having his big sister take over. Cute story. I love how little Max says - but they are often the most important lines in the book.
You know, I'm not sure why I like this book. The illustrations are okay. The plot isn't particularly memorable. It has pictures suggesting bottle-feeding, something I generally avoid. Still, the writing style makes it particularly fun to read and my daughter likes it.
not great, facial expressions of the mice were all the same and very drab. Max as the main character was slow witted and never spoke for himself except to say dinosaur shirt over and over...the end felt abrupt.:)
I'm corny and I picked out this one because the main character's name was my son's. It's an oldie for sure and not that deep, although Max got his dragon shirt after all, which was a fun twist.
This may be my favorite Max and Ruby title. Children LOVE these books. As an adult, they weren't my favorite pick, but after watching children respond to them - I am sold out on them. Love it.
Nice and short, and the kids enjoyed it. Not much to this one, but that's ok when Daddy's attention span is shorter than the kids' and he's ready to send them off to bed.
Ruby takes Max shopping for new pants but he ends up with a dragon shirt instead after he spills ice cream on it.
My pre-k liked this book. The illustrations Necessitated a second and third reading. There was a lot to cover.
We just read this one on www.wegivebooks.org...Abbi is in bed now yelling, "Dragon Shirt". She really liked it.
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This is a good book to teach children about colors. I also saw a teacher to put this book into a drama show in a Pre-K classroom. It was fun.
Kristen Leininger
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Picture Book: This book was well-done. I really felt it captured the humor of little children.
I was a little disappointed. Not as cute as some of her other work.
This isn't exactly about dragons but it is a great story.
For Caitlyn's Award
Level: Early
Genre: Picture Book
Topic: Brother and sister relationships
Curricular Use: Guided Reading
Social: Brother and sister relationships, having a bossy sister, having a brother who won't listen, getting lost in a mall, being responsible for a younger sibling
Literary Elements: Dialogue, Foreshadowing
Strong connection between the pictures and the text
Level: Early
Genre: Picture Book
Topic: Brother and sister relationships
Curricular Use: Guided Reading
Social: Brother and sister relationships, having a bossy sister, having a brother who won't listen, getting lost in a mall, being responsible for a younger sibling
Literary Elements: Dialogue, Foreshadowing
Strong connection between the pictures and the text
Max is always getting in trouble! Children will love the people that he sees while he is on his adventures.
Angela
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Recommends it for:
anyone who has ever been exasperated in a store
Recommended to Angela by:
my granddaughter
Shelves:
children-s-books
Rosemary Wells has a knack for helping the retail executive's inner child understand a mundane shopping experience gone awry.Great read-aloud, captivating expressions, good resolution. A crowd favorite, whether 5 year-olds or the aged.
From the Inmans. Waits giggles when Max screams at the teenager. This is one of Waits's most-often-requested books.
What child does not have a favorite shirt? And what child does not get dirty during a day's adventures.
Reading this one nightly
This was a cute book.
Hope4flowers
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Rosemary Wells is the author of a number of popular children's books, most notably the Max and Ruby series which follows the everyday adventures of sibling bunnies - curious three year old Max and bossy seven year old Ruby. She gets the inspiration for Max and Ruby from her two daughters and the experiences they have with friends and school. Her West Highland Terriers Lucy and Snowy have also work...more
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