No Fighting, No Biting!
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Chapter Book · Ages 4–8 · 1958 · Est. 32 min read

No Fighting, No Biting!

Written by Else Holmelund Minarik · Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

Part of the I Can Read series

Cousin Joan's stories mirror Willy and Rosa's endless squabbles.

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64 pages· 1,914 words· Est. 32 min read· 450L

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Bookroo's summary

Cousin Joan seeks peace to read, but Willy and Rosa's constant bickering disrupts her. To calm them, she spins tales of two feisty alligators, mirroring the children's antics. Will her stories teach them harmony, or will chaos reign? Discover how fiction reflects reality in this playful tale.

From the publisher

Poor Cousin Joan!

She can’t read her book when Willy and Rosa are pinching and squeezing and fighting. So she tells them stories about two little alligators who are always fighting and biting—just like Willy and Rosa!

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
64
Words
1,914
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Early Reader
Lexile
450L
Themes & topics
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
2.6
F&P level
~M
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
5487
Publication
Published
October 25, 1978
First published
January 1, 1958
Publisher
HarperCollins
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780064440158

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