Review: The Wednesday Surprise

Grandma and narrator Anna are planning a wonderful surprise for Dad's birthday. While Mom works late on Wednesdays, Grandma comes over with a mysterious, heavy sack so that they can work together. Dad, who drives a track, comes home just in time for the big day, bringing gifts for his family--a smooth pebble from the desert for Anna's rock collection, a bunch of wild flowers he picked for Mom. These simple gifts are received with real appreciation, but the best is yet to come: Anna, who at seven has just learned to read, has also taught Grandma to read well enough so that she reads The Velveteen Rabbit aloud after the birthday cake. Bunting includes just the right details to bring this nice family to three-dimensional life. Carrick provides well-individualized, affectionate visual interpretations of the characters and a familiar-looking, unpretentious but cozy home in his familiar watercolor style. A heartwarming, inspiring story; readers may well find that when his mother's accomplishment brings tears of joy to Dad's eyes, there are tears in theirs as well.

A sweet story about a seven-year old girl, Anna who teaches her grandma to read. Good for discussion on adult illiteracy.

A cute story about Anna, who teaches her grandmother to read as a surprise for her father's birthday.

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Review: The Wednesday Surprise

Anna wants to give her father a birthday present, so her grandmother comes to her house to read with her. What her father doesn't know is that Grandma has been learning to read from Anna and she gives ... Read full review

Review: The Wednesday Surprise

What an incredible story! As an adult, this story left a mark on me. The story is about a little girl who teachers her grandmother to read. Throughout the story, the author does not give clues to the ending. The reader must infer what is going to happen based on previous information. Read full review

Review: The Wednesday Surprise

This is a very heartwarming tale of a granddaughter teaching her grandmother how to read. A secret between just the two of them will be revealed tonight to the little girls dad. Great book for ... Read full review

Review: The Wednesday Surprise

The Wednesday Surprise is about a girl, Anna, and her grandmother who read together every Wednesday night. Anna's fathers birthday is coming up, and the girl and her grandmother are planning some sort ... Read full review

Review: The Wednesday Surprise

I absolutely loved this story. It is about a young girl who teaches her grandmother how to read. As an adult, this story really made an impression on me. It would be a good book to use with inferring as it is now known that the little girl is teaching the grandmother until the end. Read full review

Review: The Wednesday Surprise

This story is truly heartwarming. I like how you think you have the story figured out and then the author truly surprises you! Great story for predictions and/or questioning. A discussion should ... Read full review