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Alice's World Record
Alice is the one in the middle. Little sister Rosie is almost always very naughty, and big brother Oliver is never wrong, and he never loses at anything. Then on the family drive to see their grandparents Alice wins the car journey game for the first time 2; and by more than anyone else had ever managed. In fact she beat the world record Oliver does not take it gracefully...more
Hardcover, 76 pages
Published
September 15th 2008
by Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
(first published 2006)
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Happily, my older son and I have quite gotten into the habit of settling down for a chapter book reading at bedtime (hooray! for a while there, I wasn't sure if it would happen), and even my younger son, who doesn't, as far as I can tell, understand the stories, seems happy to settle down and sit quietly (mostly) with us. So there was no way I was going to let the fact that I didn't have a book all ready and checked out from the library stop our bedtime ritual, and scanning my shelves in hope ...more
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Most kids will relate to at least some part of this book. You've got the little sister who wreaks havoc wherever she goes and the older "perfect" brother who's great at everything (and wins at everything). That is good for the peace and harmony of the family because on those rare occasions where he loses--watch out! The grandparents, especially the grandmother, are flawed individuals. Literary grandparents are most often portrayed as ever-patient, kind, understanding, always loving...more
Read this with my first grader and thought this book did a great job of creating realistic flawed characters. should be a must read for parents with multiple kids and/or kids that have a hard time losing :)
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"Tim Kennemore has written seven books for children previously, and was a runner up for the Carnegie Medal in 1982. She likes computer games, roller coasters and treasure hunts! She lives in North London with her two children."
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