The Littles Go to School

The Littles #9

by John Lawrence Peterson, Roberta Carter Clark (Illustrator)

Mischievous Tom and Lucy Little get more adventures than they anticipated when they get taken to school--in Henry Bigg's gerbil cage. Original.

Genres: Childrens, Fantasy, Fiction, Chapter Books, Middle Grade, Juvenile, Adventure

72 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1983

About the author

John Lawrence Peterson was an American author of children's books best known as the creator of The Littles.

Reviews

[Jodi · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Littles are just the best.

[Natalie Billman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read aloud with my 5 year old son. He loves that they have tails.

[Moop · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cute book about 6 inch people that live in tiny places in people's houses, schools and dumps. The two children in the story are acceding lay taken to a second grade classroom in a hamster cage. In the evening when the students have left the school the two Littles explore the classroom. Very cute book third graders would live it!

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was another cute book in a cute series. Tom and Lucy's adventures at the school were both exciting and interesting. Although perhaps not as intriguing as the previous title in the series (The Littles and the Big Storm), this was still a very enjoyable read. I highly recommend this series to its intended audience and anyone looking for a cute, quick read.

[Aneesa · Rating 5 out of 5]

School is so fun!

[Angie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Abbie liked how Tom helped Lucy feel good about going to school. He showed her all around the school and how things worked. They way they got to an from the school was surprising.

[Carissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this aloud to my 9 year old boy. It’s a fun, quick read with cliffhangers on every chapter that kept him wanting more.

[Rick Silva · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was in 7th grade when the Littles cartoon show was on Saturday mornings, and it was probably the last Saturday morning cartoon I watched regularly. I was older than the target audience at that point, but still enjoyed it. This was my first time reading one of the books.

The Littles are a family of "tiny people". The tallest are about six inches, and they have tails. They live inside the walls and other spaces in human houses. This book is in the middle of the series and introduces the tiny people's education system, which is a bit like the frontier arrangement, with a teacher making the rounds of visiting households. The tiny children also attend school for a couple of weeks every summer when the school building is empty of humans.

Lucy and Tom Little enjoy learning, and actually do more studying than Henry Bigg, the child in the house they live in. But Lucy is nervous about her upcoming first time at school. Tom tries to reassure her, but Lucy is forced to confront her fears sooner than expected, when the two siblings are accidentally packed up in the gerbil cage and taken to a kindergarten classroom.

This was a quick, fun adventure. It's in the middle of the series, but introduced all of the elements of the world smoothly, including a fun set of supporting characters in Tom and Lucy's extended family. The complications of trying to escape from the school building unseen with school in session were fun, though never all that harrowing.

[melhara · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was such a cute story about the Littles (who are tiny people living in secret amongst regular-sized people) going to school.

I love stories about tiny people or creatures ( George Shrinks and The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures were some of my favourite shows growing up) so this story really brings back a lot of childhood memories.

Reference to an opaque projector is used in this book, which dates the story quite a bit as I don't believe those are used in schools anymore.

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Part of a personal challenge to read all of my boyfriend's and his sister's childhood books before we donate and give them away.

[Erin]

Dad read with N. June 2019

[S Watkins · Rating 4 out of 5]

So good. Idk why lucy is so afraid of school, but I think she is a risk taker

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

This series is notably dated, but still enjoyable.

[Katie Walsh · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read aloud with my littles!

[Ella Burton · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's cool, but like your lucky that you normally don't have to go.

[bex o.donoghue · Rating 5 out of 5]

Official Rating:
5/5 stars 🌟

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

The ending left some to be desired, but all the other details fall into place perfectly as usual for this series. My class enjoyed the cliffhangers at the ens of the chapters and really got into seeing a classroom through the eyes of a "little." Once again, the Littles do not disappoint their readers!

[Jodi · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the third book in this series that I have read to my daughter (I read it as a child too). I do not think it is as well-done as other books in the series but still a worthy read for Littles' fans!

[Abe · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought it was kind of mysterious, adventurous and a little bit funny. It's about two little people who go to school by accident and they're trying to look for their tiny teacher, and the have tails. Their last name is Little. Yes, I finished this book today!

[Katt Hansen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really like the school schedule the Little have. Wouldn't it be neat if that's what school looked like for everyone?

Don't know what I'm talking about? Then read the book and find out. It's pretty cool.

[Katie]

I loved these when I was in first grade; I would read them over and over.

[Ekaterina · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think it is a very creative and interesting book.

[Goge (BARRONS) le Moning Maniac, · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.3stars for whole series

[Horace Mann Family Reading Challenge · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really like this book. C.V.S.

[Alicia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun little series about a family of Littles.. Tiny humans who live within the walls of houses and outdoors. Lots of adventures.

[Deborah Harris]

AR Quiz No. 20029 EN Fiction
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1.0
Accelerated Reader Quiz Type Information AR Quiz Types: RP, VP

[Easlra18 · Rating 1 out of 5]

boring

[Caleb · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked it. It's about how Tom and Lucy get stuck in the gerbils cage of Henry's and it goes to school and they were in about a week.

[Mrs. Monroe]

I recommend this book because it says how school is fun to the kids that may not think so. It is also a very fun book especially when the teacher comes to visit the Littles.

[The Badger · Rating 3 out of 5]

As a child, I was enchanted with the idea of being that tiny--that is, until I stopped growing at 5 feet and 3/4 inches...

[Loralee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mallory loves school so this was right up her alley. Cameron had already read this one but listened along with Mallory and enjoyed it just as much the second time.