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Picture Book · Ages 6–9 · 1992 · Est. 4 min read-aloud
I Hate to Read!
By Rita Marshall, Etienne Delessert (Illustrator)
A boy's hatred for books is challenged by magical creatures on a whimsical night.
3.1/5 Goodreads · 105 ratings
32 pages· 480 words· Est. 4 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
Victor despises reading, but a peculiar night changes everything. Encountering a peg-legged parrot, a boot-wearing rabbit, and a coin-hoarding mouse, he discovers the magic within printed words. Can these enchanting creatures transform his stubborn disdain into wonder? Dive into a whimsical adventure where books come alive, and anything is possible.
From the publisher
Victor Dickens hates to read, and nothing can change his mind. Or can it? How about a parrot with a peg leg? Or a rabbit with black barn boots? Or a field mouse with gold coins? Anything can happen on the whimsical, wonderful night when a little boy with a stubborn hatred of books discovers that printed words can take on lives of their own. Reissued here with a text crafted for even younger readers, I Hate to Read! won the 1993 Benjamin Franklin Award upon its original publication.
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 32
- Words
- 480
- Reading age
- 6–9
- Audience
- Picture
The author
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The fine print
Book details
Publication
- Published
- April 16, 2013
- First published
- August 31, 1992
- Publisher
- Creative Editions
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781568462325
- LCCN
- 2012014312
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