The Horn Book Guide

EASY READERS

Hayes, Geoffrey

Benny and Penny in the Big No-No!

32 pp. | RAW Junior | May, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-0-9799238-9-0 $12.95

(3) K-3 The mouse siblings meet their new neighbor through a series of misunderstandings: Benny, believing the young opossum has stolen his pail, takes hers; a mud fight, tears, an apology, and finally tentative friendship ensue. The pastoral panel illustrations and simple dialogue ably convey concepts of faulty first impressions, funny versus serious accidents, and neighborly no-nos without sacrificing accessibility or reality.

Reviewer: Claire E. Gross