The Little Brute Family
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Picture Book · Ages 5–7 · 1967 · Est. 5 min read-aloud

The Little Brute Family

By Russell Hoban, Lillian Hoban (Illustrator)

A lost good feeling transforms a grumpy family's life.

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40 pages· 522 words· Est. 5 min read-aloud
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In a world where the Brute family thrives on chaos and rudeness, Baby Brute discovers a mysterious good feeling in a field of daisies. As he brings this newfound sensation home, the family's harsh ways begin to unravel. Can a simple feeling change their lives forever? Discover how one small act of kindness can transform even the most stubborn hearts.

From the publisher

A favorite story from Lillian and Russell Hoban, creators of the classic Frances books, The Little Brute Family is repackaged in a brand-new format for beginning readers. They eat sand and gravel for breakfast and a stew of sticks and stones for dinner. No one says please or thank you. Instead, they kick and yell and punch and shove. Then one day everything changes, when Baby Brute happens upon a little wandering lost good feeling in a field of daisies. When he brings it home in his pocket, nothing is ever the same for the little Brute family.

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
40
Words
522
Reading age
5–7
Audience
Early Reader
Lexile
NC670L
Themes & topics
Books about manners and etiquetteBooks about familyBooks about social themesBooks about family life
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.4
F&P level
~P
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
65008
Publication
Published
November 8, 2011
First published
September 1, 1967
Publisher
Square Fish
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780312563738

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