  | Sketty and Meatball (I Can Read! Level 1) Author: Weeks, Sarah | |
| Price: $15.49 | ||
Summary:
Best friends Sketty and Meatball do everything together. They play together. They bark together. If Sketty sniffs a flower, Meatball sniffs a flower too. If Meatball wags his tail, Sketty's tail is wagging too. Companion to Mac and Cheese.
| Illustrator: | Willmore, Alex |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (05/01/24)
School Library Journal (00/05/24)
Booklist (00/07/24)
Full Text Reviews:
School Library Journal - 05/01/2024 Gr 1–3—A lovable duo that will charm young readers. Sketty and Meatball are the best of dog friends. They do everything together: run, play, bark at the cat, and curl up under the lemon tree for a nap. Aptly named Sketty is a bigger dog with long, spaghettilike hair. Meatball is a round, brown dog who looks like a meatball. Readers will love their names and their friendship. When the friends go to a dog show, they see dogs of every kind. After spending the day making new friends, Meatball curls up with Sketty to nap under their favorite tree. Repetition shows how close the two dog friends are and is good for new readers. For example, one will often always ask, "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" and the other replies, "I hope so." Then, Sketty and Meatball will blurt out the same answer together. Willmore captures the fun personalities of the dogs with colorful and playful illustrations. A note to parents at the beginning offers tips on shared reading, beginning reading, and reading alone, and a helpful web link promises more information. VERDICT A must-have for early readers.—Pamela Thompson McLeod - Copyright 2024 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
