Illustrator: Tony Fucile
Book Summary: There's Bink: short, messy, laces untied, clothes sometimes matching, hair never combed. Then there's Gollie: Tall, clean, laces tied, clothes always matching, hair mostly combed. These two friends have a lot of differences, but somehow they stay the best of friends. Bink and Gollie, is made up of three short stories. The first follows Bink and Gollie rollerskating into a store where Bink buys colorful striped socks that she loves, but Gollies hates. In the second story, Gollie is on a great imaginary hiking adventure inside her house, while Bink is outside the door trying to get Gollie to let her in. In the third story Bink gets a fish, but Gollie is jealous and afraid the fish will replace her.
Book Review: The Odd Couple for kids; that's how I'd describe Bink and Gollie to parents. The pictures make the book with bright colors and sketches that bring the story alive. The dynamics between Bink and Gollie are depicted with great humor. "The problem with Gollie," said Bink, "is that it's either Gollie's way or the highway. My socks and I have chosen the highway." This book is good, clean fun.
Interest Level: Grades K-2
AR Level: 2.5 (worth .5 pts)
Lexile Level: 310
Profanity:
None
Potentially Inappropriate References:
None
Potentially Inappropriate Behavior:
None
Parental Concern Rating: 0 out of 5
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