Nerfnerd

by Melanie J. Michael, John Alderton (Illustrator)

Nerfnerd is an insignificant, gray-mouse sock-puppet with what he believes to be a decidedly pitiful life. But, when he s tossed into the clothes hamper to remove a rather large ketchup stain that covers his whole nose, most of one button-eye, and about half of his right ear, he finds his life is far from pitiful and is considerably richer than the other characters' he encounters. Finding out the 'grass is not always greener' Nerfnerd understands his life is not so bad after all. Nerfnerd can encourage your young readers to make sock puppets of their own and can be a great beginning script for their own Reader's Theater.

32 pages, Hardcover

First published May 5, 2011

Reviews

[Arabella]

I like Nerfnerd because it was really funny and it had a bunch of little adventures he went on until he was finally safe in the little girl's arms. The funniest part was when he was used to give a little boy named Billy a wedgie! I can't wait to play with the sock puppet of Nerfnerd. It seems really fun and you can make it mimic with other sock puppets.

I have met Ms. Michael and I think she has a good sense of humor. She is a smiley person.