At the Carnival;My First Hello Reader

by Kirsten Hall, Laura Rader (Illustrator)

A young boy is drawn to his favorite carnival ride and finds it difficult to stay by his mother's side, in a rhyming story accompanied by punch-out flash cards and activity ideas.

Genres: Childrens

32 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1996

About the author

Kirsten is a native New Yorker. After college, where she majored in English and minored in Child Development, Hall taught preschool and then Kindergarten while studying Early Childhood Education in NYU’s masters program. Her first easy reader book was written (and published) when she was in the 7th grade. Since then she has written approximately 150 early reader and chapter books for children, on a broad range of topics, for publishers including Scholastic, HarperCollins, Barnes & Noble, Random House, and Chronicle.
In addition to writing, Hall operates her own boutique illustration and literary agency, Catbird Productions. Hall currently resides in New York City.

Reviews

[Jamie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good level 1 book. Talks about different things at the carnival and then interacts with your kid by asking their favorite ride. It also has word puzzles like a picture of a car +nival=...

[Leyla · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like books with activities in them, but I definitely think we are past My First Hello Reader! Books.