Summer Fun

by Larry Dane Brimner

When the Corner Kids cannot go to the water park because the car breaks down, Alex figures out a way they can have fun in spite of their disappointment.

32 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2003

About the author

Larry Dane Brimner is the recipient of the 2018 Robert F. Sibert Award for the most distinguished informational book for children for his title Twelve Days in May: Freedom Ride 1961. He is known for his well-researched, innovative, and award-winning nonfiction for young readers, and is the author of multiple acclaimed civil rights titles, including Strike!: The Farm Workers' Fight for Their Rights; and Black & White: The Confrontation between Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene "Bull" Connor.

Reviews

[Kristin]

The Corner Kids' plans are ruined when car troubles prevent them from visiting the water park. Alex comes up with an idea to help them have fun despite having to stay home.
I had never read any Corner Kids books before but I would like to find more. This is another of those books that is a fairly easy read (I did not trust my below-average first graders to read it independently but it would be fine for average and up) that has a definite teachable theme. It wasn't a great pick for unmotivated readers but I also kind of killed the fun of it with too much pre-reading work.