Meet the Barkers

Illustrated by Tomie dePaola
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$8.99 US
Penguin Young Readers | Puffin Books
96 per carton
On sale Jul 28, 2003 | 9780142500835
Age 4-8 years
Reading Level: Lexile AD490L
Sales rights: World
Morgie and Moffie can't wait to start school!  They buy backpacks and pencil boxes, and off they go.  Moffie, who knows the answers to all of the teacher's questions, gets a lot of gold stars. And Morgie, who likes sharing his dinosaur book, makes two new friends. But by the end of the week Morgie and Moffie help each other to understand that it's important to both get gold stars and make new friends.  And they agree that they love school!
"DePaola's illustrations are full of his characteristic charm and humor.  This fresh approach to first-day-of-school stories will entertain, reassure, and enlighten new students." -Booklist

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Morgie and Moffie can't wait to start school!  They buy backpacks and pencil boxes, and off they go.  Moffie, who knows the answers to all of the teacher's questions, gets a lot of gold stars. And Morgie, who likes sharing his dinosaur book, makes two new friends. But by the end of the week Morgie and Moffie help each other to understand that it's important to both get gold stars and make new friends.  And they agree that they love school!

Praise

"DePaola's illustrations are full of his characteristic charm and humor.  This fresh approach to first-day-of-school stories will entertain, reassure, and enlighten new students." -Booklist