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Picture Book · Ages 5–8 · 1983 · Est. 4 min read-aloud
Simon's Book
Written by Henrik Drescher
A dream turns perilous as drawing pens battle a monster.
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36 pages· 402 words· Est. 4 min read-aloud· AD840L
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Bookroo's summary
Young artist Simon falls asleep mid-drawing, plunging into a dream where his pens come to life. As a monstrous threat looms, these unlikely heroes must save him. Can imagination conquer fear?
From the publisher
Simon dreams that two drawing pens try to save him from the attack of a scary monster.
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 36
- Words
- 402
- Reading age
- 5–8
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- AD840L
Themes & topics
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 3.8
- F&P level
- ~T
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 9794
Publication
- Published
- August 1, 1983
- First published
- January 1, 1983
- Publisher
- William Morrow Co
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780688020859
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