Little Eight John
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Picture Book · Ages 3–8 · 1992 · Est. 4 min read-aloud

Little Eight John

By Jan Wahl, Wil Clay (Illustrator)

Mischief leads to chaos until trouble teaches a lesson.

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32 pages· 419 words· Est. 4 min read-aloud
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Little Eight John ignores warnings about his mischievous antics, laughing off bad luck as his family suffers. But when trouble finally finds him, will he learn the lesson he desperately needs?

From the publisher

Little Eight John’s mother warns him that mischief – like sitting backwards in his chair and kicking frogs – means bad luck for the family. But what his mother warns him not to do, he does, and when the baby gets sick and the potatoes don’t grow, Little Eight John just laughs. Then, one day, trouble comes looking for him.

Awards

Coretta Scott King Honor (1993)
At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
32
Words
419
Reading age
3–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD510L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
2.5
F&P level
~N
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
72445
Publication
Published
February 1, 1998
First published
September 8, 1992
Publisher
Puffin
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780140556308

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