Title: Don’t Call me Beanhead!
Author: Susan Wojciechowski
Illustrator: Susanna Natti
Genre: Children’s Book
Subgenre: Chapter Book
Theme: Friendship, Family
Primary Character: Beany
Primary Character: Beany
Date of publication: 1996
Publishing Company: Candlewick
Summary: Bernice Lorraine Sherwin-Hendricks, also known as Beany, is a
girl with twenty-three freckles, a bossy best friend, and a tendency to worry
over just about everything! The book has the title Don’t Call me Beanhead because that’s what her older brother calls
her and she hates it. This book captures the real concerns that kids may have
during their childhood. For an example, Beany loses her tooth down the drain
and she is deeply concerned that the tooth fairy won’t put money under her pillow
if the tooth is not found.
The questions revealed throughout the story are
relatable to kids and this is a book I think they would highly enjoy. I would
use this in my classroom as a fun book to read a short portion of the day. I
would probably read a chapter after lunch to get them to settle down in the
classroom and keep them engaged with a chapter book they find entertaining.
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