I Hate to Read!
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Picture Book · Ages 6–9 · 1992 · Est. 4 min read-aloud

I Hate to Read!

Written by Rita Marshall · Illustrated by Etienne Delessert

A boy's hatred for books is challenged by magical creatures on a whimsical night.

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32 pages· 480 words· Est. 4 min read-aloud· 570L· AR ~3.7 · ~0.5 AR pts
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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
Lexile
570L
AR book level
~3.7
AR points
~0.5
Themes & topics
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Book details

Reading levels
F&P level
~O
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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