King of the Castle

by Kathy Stinson

Overview

By the prizewinning author of the classics Red is Best, The Bare Naked Book and Big or Little, this chapter book is about a man who spends every day in a school but who cannot read. Mr. Elliot has a job he loves. He is the custodian in a primary school. H

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781926739397
Publisher:	Second Story Press
Publication date:	01/01/2000
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	72
File size:	3 MB
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

Kathy Stinson has published more than 30 titles—picture books, young adult novels, historical fiction, short stories, biography, and other nonfiction. She is a mother, stepmother, and grandmother; CNIB and CODE volunteer; and member of CANSCAIP and TWUC. Kathy is the author of 101 Ways to Dance—a Canadian Library Association YA Book of the Year nominee—and Highway of Heroes, a Silver Birch nominee. Kathy lives in Rockwood, Ontario with her partner, Peter Carver.

Editorial Reviews

Gr 3-4-Kindly Mr. Elliot loves his job as a custodian in the local grammar school, but he harbors a shameful secret. He can't read, and it saddens him every time his grandchildren ask him to read to them. Finally, he is inspired by his grandson Jason's determined efforts at reading and later that evening he bravely reveals his secret to his daughter, who helps him enroll in literacy classes. Despite struggles and setbacks, Mr. Elliot makes progress and there's a happy ending as he is promoted to head custodian. At the end-of-the-year ceremonies, he reads a moving story he wrote about learning to read. This gentle tale is illustrated with sensitive black-and-white drawings. Pair it with Diane Stanley's humorous Raising Sweetness (Putnam, 1998) for a different treatment of adult illiteracy.-Susan Riley, Mount Kisco Public Library, NY Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

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