false 6420412 0374370559 9780374370558 35 22 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6420412-the-small-adventure-of-popeye-and-elvis 138514 Barbara O'Connor 768 291 5 0 false Tue Oct 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 17:04:01 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 20:00:25 -0700 2009 My favorite part of the book is the family in the rambling RV. I wanted to know them. I thought maybe I did know them. Oh, the characters... Gosh, Barbara is so good at character development. I knew all those characters. I put a face with them in a split second. (Or split page) The NAMES, the NAMES, the NAMES! I am always complaining about authors using obscure character names. These were obscure in a perfectly lovely way.
The book is short. A quick read. Perfect for that reluctant reader that isn't going to pick up a book over 200 pages, even if paid to do so.
Of course there were dogs in this book. But maybe not in the way that you would expect. Knowing a little bit about Barbara O'Connor, this part of the plot just tore me up.
Mrs. O'Connor is such a fan of vocabulary. I see that theme in many of her books. There is no exception here. Does it fit? Maybe. That might be my only complaint. Sometimes I wasn't sure the vocabulary added to the story. However, as teacher I have to view vocabulary building as a good thing no matter what.
Way to go, my friend. Homerun! Sorry for the rambling post. ]]>