Puppy Mudge Has a Snack: Ready-to-Read Pre-Level 1

by Cynthia Rylant, Isidre Mones (Illustrator)

Overview

Henry's puppy, Mudge, loves to eat. He really wants to share Henry's snack. Henry keeps saying, "No, Mudge!" But it's hard to resist a puppy as cute as Mudge!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780689869952
Publisher:	Simon Spotlight
Publication date:	06/01/2004
Series:	Puppy Mudge Series
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	340,441
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	AD190L (what's this?)
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Cynthia Rylant is the author of more than 100 books for young people, including the beloved Henry and Mudge, Annie and Snowball, Brownie & Pearl, Motor Mouse, and Mr. Putter & Tabby series. Her novel Missing May received the Newbery Medal. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

Isidre Monés is a Spanish artist best known for his comic book work. In addition to illustrating Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 3, he has also illustrated several of Cynthia Rylant’s Henry and Mudge stories.

Suçie Stevenson is the acclaimed author and illustrator of more than fifty books for children and is best known as the illustrator of the popular Henry and Mudge books by Cynthia Rylant. She lives on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, with her little cocker spaniel, Gracie.

Read an Excerpt

Welcome
Mudge!

Welcome Mudge!
Mudge is Henry's puppy.
Mudge is cute.
Mudge is snuggly.
Mudge also has a BIG appetite!
With a hungry pup on his hands, will Henry get ANYTHING to eat?

Editorial Reviews

PreS-Gr 1-In this simple, predictable story, Mudge wants Henry to share his food. The puppy climbs on the boy, sits on top of him, and then drools all over the floor. Finally, the pooch rolls over, prompting Henry to say, "Mudge, you are TOO cute" before giving him a bowl of crackers. The lyrical language and intriguing plotting, hallmarks of Rylant's original "Henry and Mudge" series, are missing here. Mones's colorful illustrations provide the requisite picture clues about the text, but Henry is depicted with angular cheekbones and a spiky haircut that give him a preadolescent appearance. Beginning readers who love dogs will find more satisfaction with Alyssa Satin Capucilli's "Biscuit" books (HarperCollins) or Mary Labatt's Pizza for Sam and Sam Finds a Monster (both Kids Can, 2003) until their skills support the more demanding and gratifying series about these lovable characters.-Laura Scott, Farmington Community Library, MI Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

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