Freckleface Strawberry Backpacks!

Reviewed by: Carla McAllister - New Gloucester Public Library, New Gloucester, Maine, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: October 28, 2015

Review

Seven-year old friends Freckleface Strawberry and Windy Pants Patrick both take backpacks to school. They each have something in their backpacks which should not be there. When they realize that their messiness is being perceived as extra effort on their homework, they must decide whether or not to tell their teacher the truth about what has transpired. This 3-chapter offering addresses following rules and coming clean with the truth when it is called for. The short sentences and basic vocabulary are fitting for the targeted readers and the illustrations are expressive, complementing the text well. The last page leaves one wondering, however, whether or not Freckleface Strawberry has learned a lesson as well as might be wished.

Overall Book Score: good