Anderson, Caroline. Jasper John Dooley: Star of the Week. Illustrated by Ben Clanton. 2012. ISBN 9781554539895.
Jasper John Dooley, the quirky star of the week in this easy chapter
book, collects lint and makes music by sloshing water in his belly.
After his teacher pins a star to his shirt each morning he gets to be
the center of attention in a different way each day; show and tell on
Monday, family tree on Tuesday, etc. Throughout the week he spends time
with his best friend Ori, whose mom just had a baby. As Ori and his
family struggle to adjust to the new baby, Jasper wishes that he had a
sibling. Ultimately Jasper creates an imaginary brother out of wood,
and this "brother" gets him into a few scrapes. In the end Jasper
realizes his family is just the right size. This is a great book for
young children who are proficient readers and it is rare to see a
chapter book that is solidly in the kindergarten/first grade world.
Don't worry if these precocious young readers miss some of the jokes and
even overlook the message - the message may trickle in later when it is
needed. As with the Junie B. Jones series, some of the humor is really
aimed at the adult or older sibling, and that's okay.
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