PB Frenzy Review: Albie Newton
Albie Newton By Josh Funk and Illustrated by Ester Garay
Meet Albie Newton: child genius. He’s a whiz at inventing things. But is he inventive enough to figure out how to make friends?
When precocious inventor Albie Newton enters a new preschool, he concocts the perfect plan for making friends. Unfortunately, it involves stealing the hamster’s wheel, snatching the wings off of Dave’s toy airplane, and generally making a giant mess. Now everyone’s angry at Albie! Will his new invention delight the other kids enough to make everything right—and finally win their friendship?
My Thoughts While Reading
Rhyming
Humor with great lessons
"Could it be that Albie Newton had no bad intentions?"
The value of understanding each other before making a judgment.
Writing or Discussion Prompt: Have you ever worked hard on something or tried to be nice and others didn't understand what you were doing?
Could also be used to discuss new students and acceptance.
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