Sunday, April 8, 2007

Julius


Johnson, A. and Pilkey, D. (1993) Julius. Orchard Books:New York.
Julius, the pig from Alaska, was a great friend of Maya's. Her grandfather bought him for her. They did everything together. Maya's parents didn't like Julius very much because he made messes, ate everything in the house, and made a lot of noise. Maya liked Julius because he taught her a lot of new things. She took these things and showed her friends how to do them. They liked sharing everything because they were great friends. There are fun illustrations that make children laugh.
This is a different kind of picture book by Angela Johnson. She usually writes realistic fiction. It would be fun to compare the styles of writing from the same author in a different kind of book.

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