Meet the Dullards, by Sara Pennypacker, just might win our Red Clover Book Award voting next month. This books appeals to elementary kids of all ages right from the cover. Thanks to oddly drawn characters, a dog on a ball, and a call-out claiming the book to be an "Extra Boring Edition!!", kids are hooked and want to read more!
Mr. and Mrs. Dullard are quite dull, but the kids... well, you need to keep a close eye on them! The Dullards take books away from their children in favor of plain paper, have their children watch a powered-off television, and even request vanilla ice cream with no vanilla. The students think this is all pretty hysterical. One little preschooler even went home and tried to tell her mom all about the book, leaving her mother quite confused! :)
The text tells us that in the end the Dullards go to bed quite content in the knowledge that their children are perfect bores... but the illustrations show something a little different. Read it and find out!
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