Arthur's Prize Reader

This is the story of Arthur and his little sister Violet. Arthur tells violet that she can't read! Arthur is trying to win the Super Chimps Comics sale contest and believes that the reward is dinner for two with King Kong (it is really dinner for two and a picture of King Kong). Violet is trying to......more

I thought that this book was mediocre. If I were a kid reading this, I think I would have been bored because the art was dull and it was fairly long considering the reading level. It tells the story of Arthur and his sister Violet. Arthur is claimed that Violet can't read, but Violet said she was ou......more

The story is about two young monkeys, Violet and Arthur. Arthur is violets older brother and already knows how read. Violet is just beginning and does not have confidence in her ability to read "hard words". The illustrations in the book do a great job capturing the excitement of Violet when she rea......more

Arthur's Prize Reader by Lillian Hoban was not one of my favorite books. The first problem that I saw with it was that it was listed in the Beginner section at the public library that I got it from, however the book seemed a little long for a beginner reader. Second, the book just didn't really get......more

This is a story about Arthur and Violet. Both of them like reading. Arthur thinks he can read, on the other hand, Violet thinks she can't read hard word. One day, they go out to sell books to get prize, but they have a lot of troubles because of their actual reading skill and thier confidences. Both......more