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Summary
I Like to Read® Books for Beginning Readers
* More than 70 fun-to-read books for new readers
* Guided reading levels A through G, based upon Fountas and Pinnell standards
* Award-winning easy reader series, created by acclaimed author-illustrators including winners of Caldecott, Theodor Seuss Geisel, and Coretta Scott King honors
* Levels A though D for kindergarten readers; levels D through G for early first grade readers
Pete, a charming but absentminded pig, forgets an important favor for his sister in this sweet easy reader about forgiveness.
Pete's sister Rose is having a party. She promises Pete some cake if he will deliver invitations to her friends Nell, Don and Gert. What a good deal for Pete! Pete brings Nell and Don their notes, but he gets distracted and forgets all about Gert. On the day of the party, Pete's mistake causes many hurt feelings. Can Pete save the party--and will he still get cake?
A companion to PETE WON'T EAT: An I Like to Read® Book.
Author Notes
Emily Arnold McCully was born in Galesburg, Illinois on July 1, 1939. She graduated from Pembroke College, now a part of Brown University, in 1961 and received an M.A. in art history from Columbia University.
After graduation, she held a variety of jobs in the art field that included being a commercial artist, a designer of paperback covers, and illustrating advertisements. When one of her illustrations was seen on an advertisement in the subway, she was asked to illustrate Greg Panetta's Sea Beach Express. She accepted that offer and went on to illustrate over 100 children's books. In 1969, she illustrated Meindert de Jong's Journey from the Peppermint Express, which was the first children's book to receive the National Book Award.
Her first solo venture, Picnic, won the Christopher Award in 1985. Mirette on the High Wire won the Caldecott Medal in 1993. Her other children's books include Amazing Felix, Crossing the New Bridge, Grandmas at the Lake, My Real Family, and The Pirate Queen.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (4)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 2-The relatable porcine protagonist from Pete Won't Eat (Holiday House, 2013) is back again in this new series title. Rose, Pete's sister, gives him the task of delivering party invitations to all of her friends. While handing out the notes, Pete quickly becomes distracted and begins playing with his friends. The day of the party, one friend doesn't arrive, and a search begins. With comical timing, the young animal pals keep arriving at the right place at the wrong time. Luckily, everything works out in the end. The pen and ink watercolors are whimsical and just right for the spare text. Children who are struggling with certain words will likely be able to use the illustrations as a guide. VERDICT This spot-on title is perfect for brand new readers.-Brooke Newberry, La Crosse Public Library, WI © Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book Review
Pig Pete, delivering birthday invitations for Rose, gets distracted and forgets the last one meant for Gert. "Where is Gert?" Pete realizes his mistake ("Oh no!") and, before Gert's feelings get too hurt, works quickly to fix it. Short sentences and simple dialogue deliver a readily relatable situation warmly depicted in McCully's loose pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations. (c) Copyright 2016. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
Pete's invitation mishap nearly ruins Rose Pig's party, but he corrects his mistake just in time. In this second story about Pete (Pete Won't Eat, 2013), big sister Rose Pig asks her brother to deliver party invitations and promises him cake in return. Controlled, accessible text reports that Pete "takes a note to Nell. And he takes a note to Don." The titular mistake comes when "Pete sees his friends" playing baseball and pockets the last invitation (for Gert) so that he can play. On the day of the party, Rose greets Don and Nell, and they wonder where Gert is. While they're looking for her, Gert is looking for them, and when she stumbles across the setup for the party, she wonders why she wasn't invited. A page turn brings Pete back into the story as he draws the errant invitation from his pocket. All's well that ends well as the friends find Gert, show her the invitation, and tuck into their cake. "Even Pete" gets a piece despite his carelessness, making this a story about forgiveness as much as anything else. As in this title's predecessor, McCully's ink-and-watercolor illustrations employ expressive line and a cheery color palette to support characterization and plot. The sense of movement in several pictures provides added humor and vitality. A mistake to celebrate. (Early reader. 5-7) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
In this follow-up to Pete Won't Eat (2013), Rose Pig asks her brother to take her birthday-party invitations to Nell, Don, and Gert. While she bakes the cake, gets balloons, and hangs stars from the trees in their yard, Pete delivers the notes to Nell and Don. Then, seeing his friends playing baseball, he stuffs the last invitation into his pocket and joins them. On the day of the party, Gert does not come. Pete finds her invitation and apologizes to Rose. Soon Gert joins the others for a slightly delayed party, and all ends well, with cake for everyone: Even Pete. With short sentences and simple words that will suit beginning readers and a large format that gives ample space for the artwork, this picture book works equally well as a read-aloud choice for groups of younger children. The story, written with dialogue as well as narrative, is illustrated with many appealing, expressive ink-and-watercolor pictures. A sunny sequel with a birthday theme.--Phelan, Carolyn Copyright 2016 Booklist