The Horn Book Guide

EASY READERS

Ryan, Pam Muñoz

Tony Baloney: School Rules

40 pp. | Scholastic | July, 2013 | Trade ISBN 978-0-545-48166-3 $6.99

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham. This easy-reader incarnation sees the well-meaning macaroni penguin start his first day of school. Happily leaving his big and little siblings behind, Tony plunges in--and ends up in mishap after mishap, despite his best intentions of following the rules. Spot-on sibling and classmate dynamics, sparkling prose, and bright illustrations give early readers an endearing, engaging hero.

Reviewer: Rebecca Kirshenbaum