A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever

This book is a lot of fun. 2 friends James and Eamon spend a week together at Eamon's grandparents house while they go to nature camp. They are funny kids and they get along great. It's cute to see them together. For being at nature camp, they sure spend a lot of time indoors, but they find the magic......more

One Librarian Had the Best Reading Experience Ever with this wonderful title. It is what I thought of as a quintessential American picture book -- it is about summer camp, spending time with your best buddy, by the beach, with someone's grandparents, having a great time doing all sorts of stuff and s......more

Kids will like this one. Adults, eh. Not so much. Which is fine, because it isn't for adults, after all. But even conceding that point, there are still Marla Frazee's illustrations, and who needs more than that? Plus, anyone who has ever planned for children some activities you think are fun and educ......more

I gave this book another try after listening to the discussion about it at the ALA Notable Committee. And I've got to say, I'm a convert... so I'm changing my star rating of this one. ***** I'm starting to come to the conclusion that I'm the only person in the world who didn't like this book. I found......more

The humour in this comic-like picture book is sure to make elementary aged students laugh. Readers have to really understand sarcism to relate to Marla Frazee's "A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever." Two boys, Eamon and James, go to Eamon's grandparents house at the beach. The two boys are look......more