The Best Kid in the World: A SugarLoaf Book

by Peter H. Reynolds

Jealous of her older brother's "Best Kid in the World" medal, SugarLoaf tries to figure out how to get one for herself, but every one of SugarLoaf's good deeds ends in disaster. By the creator of My Very Big Little World.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction

48 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Peter Hamilton Reynolds is an author and illustrator of children's books and is the co-Founder and CEO of educational media company FableVision.

Reviews

[Colleen]

Could be good for showing kids the importance of trying towards acts of good, the intention matters.

[Rolf · Rating 4 out of 5]

A sweet and cute book about sibling rivalries.

[Sade' · Rating 4 out of 5]

The best kid in the world is a story about a young boy who loved birthdays. He was the second to oldest child. He had a younger brother and an older brother. This young boy loved birthdays so much, he even enjoyed the birthdays of his siblings. At the oldest brother's birthday, he noticed how much attention he was getting and became a little flustered. He had learned that his older brother received a best kid in the world award, in which the young boy tried his best to receive one as well. The grade level intended for this book is preschool to grade 2. It's a very bright and colorful book filled with pictures that are comical and appealing to children. The book was very enlightening and could help those children who like to receive most of the attention in their family. I laughed at most of the illustrations, the reactions, and the facial expressions. I know that the children would love this book and find it funny as well, they'd enjoy it!

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was odd. It had a good message and definitely touched on some things that children could learn from, but it wasn't amazing, or even something that warranted a second reading. I couldn't figure out what sort of creatures they were and that was also bothersome. I never heard of this series either, so maybe they explained what types of animals they were in another book. I also thought the names were peculiar, especially "Sugarloaf" as the main character. The ending was nice, but I'm not sure with how easily the parents dealt with Sugarloaf or Sugarloaf's actions. Not a book I'd recommend.

*Taken from my book reviews blog: http://reviewsatmse.blogspot.com/2012...

[Theresa · Rating 4 out of 5]

When SugarLoaf discovers that her parents once bestowed the Best Kid in the World Award on her brother, her first thought is:
But...

but...

but what about me?

She wants to be the Best Kid in the World, so she decides to be so very helpful that her parents can't not give the award to her. However, every one of SugarLoaf's good deeds ends in disaster, and it seems that the award is farther away from her grasp than ever. But what she doesn't realize is that trying counts for a lot, so she might have a better chance at taking the Best Kid in the World throne than she imagines.


cute ending.

[Beth · Rating 1 out of 5]

"SugarLoaf", as the character is named, is jealous of her older brother on his birthday. S-L is whiney and tries to do things to be the "best kid". Story flow is choppy, actions disconnected; illustrations support the text pretty well, but the story overall is flat.

[J-Lynn Van Pelt · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nothing special about this picture book. Sugar-Loaf is jealous of her broher, but feels confident by the end of the story.

The illustrations show conservative, pastel animals.

[Shelli · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sweet picture book about a little sister and her jealousy during the unveiling of a special gift box from grandma at her older brother's birthday party.