Peanut and Pearl's Picnic Adventure

Peanut and Pearl get in front of a mirror to check out how they look. Peanut puts on his cowboy hat while Pearl puts on a fancy party hat with flowers around the brim and feathers sticking out of the top. After checking to see how pretty she was, Pearl decided to call Peanut to see if he wanted to go on a picnic and of course he said yes. "He packs corn cakes" and "She packs plum pie." When they start out, they think they are together, but they each go in opposite directions. Oh, no! Pearl notices right away that Peanut is missing, but Peanut ate his picnic lunch and took a nap. Pearly ate her plum pie, but frantically went looking for him. She looked "behind the smallest tree" and then she looked "behind the biggest tree." He was nowhere to be found, but when she looked around the lake she found them. They pointed fingers at one another and they both claimed the other one was lost. What were the two good friends going to do if they kept arguing? Peanut and Pearl are delightful critters and had an adventure to match. This is a book is exciting and geared toward a successful and fun reading experience the emergent reader will reach for every time. Peanut and Pearl are a dynamic and appealing duo who will make their audience chuckle, smile and want to see more of them. This is an "I Can Read!" book you won't want to miss!

"Peanut and Pearl's Picnic Adventure" is a simple, charming little story about two friends who want to get together for a picnic. The two, however, each seem to have a different idea of where it's supposed to be. Without being together, how can the picnic get off the ground? This is a short story from the "I Can Read!" series of books, "My First" (shared reading) level. It's a cute story, though, that can be enjoyed by anyone. R.W. Alley's lively and tender illustrations (which look like maybe they were done in watercolor) bring the story to life. The book's jacket says that Alley illustrated such famous books as the "Paddington Bear" series, and his talent certainly shines here. Like the official reviewer for this book, I can't tell what sort of "critters" Peanut and Pearl are either. The name Peanut, though, puts me in mind of the show "PB & J Otter" and the style of the illustration of the book certainly feels a bit like that show. I don't think Peanut and Pearl are otters, though --- perhaps maybe foxes? Whatever these two are, I highly recommend this tale and I hope to see more stories featuring these two!