Going, Going, Gone! with the Pain and the Great One

This book is really short, but I didn't read it all at once, so it took a while. I sometimes like rereading books I liked when I was little. I hadn't read it in a long time, so I decided to read it again. This book is a series of short stories about a girl named Abbigail and a boy named Jake. In thi......more

I had not realised this was part of a series when I read it, but you don't really need to have read the others, as the book is short stories about two siblings and the relationship they have with love and annoying each other. A fun read, I'll look out for other entries in the series. Score check: Jud......more

I have always been a tremendous fan of Judy Blume and was pleased to find this new series that was out about the Pain and the Great One. It's a great transitional novel for children looking for more advanced books than picture books. It is probably recommended for 1-3 grades. I love how the characte......more

Indeed, this is a nice old book for children. Even though I am not a small child anymore, but my mind and my heart are still getting captured by how being a small kid are so fascinating. We learned by understanding the meaning behind what we read. The lesson learned. As far as I am going here, the m......more

Judy Blume has always written with a great understanding of children, a fact which especially shows in this book. The Great One and the Pain are simply two children who don't tend to like each other a whole lot, a fact any parent with multiple children knows well and despairs over. At the same time,......more