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therealbel's review against another edition
3.0
A fun book for story time, lots of noises and exclamations to be had. It shows well that wonderful
moment when you disappear into a book and don’t want to climb out again, and then shows some silly, ridiculous consequences to this - kids will laugh along with this book.
moment when you disappear into a book and don’t want to climb out again, and then shows some silly, ridiculous consequences to this - kids will laugh along with this book.
heisereads's review against another edition
2.0
I thought the idea had potential, but then the story went a totally different direction than I expected, which didn't quite live up to the premise for me.
jmshirtz's review against another edition
1.0
Um. What. This was a fantastic opportunity to focus on the enjoyment of reading and on schools' too rigid schedules that don't allow for any creative thought outside of what has to be taught. It was even set up to showcase the delight a child had while reading! Instead, all of that potential was twisted into everything that went wrong because the child decided to read instead of doing other things. Also, the solution to a kid wanting to read instead of attend class or lunch? THE WEEKEND. What?! That isn't something that can be controlled and it also doesn't address the fact that the people in charge's reactions to the child reading were COMPLETELY over the top, off base, and NEGATIVE. I am very disappointed.
amibo's review
2.0
I expected this to be about the joy of reading, but it read to me of more of an indictment of politicians with no understanding of education trying to solve things and making things worse. Not that I disagree with that, but it just seemed like really weird book.
librarianryan's review
5.0
The ending could use a little work, but I LOVE this book!! Henry has found the perfect book on bicycles. He is so engrossed but the school bell tells him it’s time to do something else. But Henry wants to keep reading. And so he does. The school tries to get him to stop and buys a louder and louder bell to make it happen. While I do love this book, there are a few things I don’t like. He’s at school. We should be proud that a kid wants to read. The principal shouldn’t be trying to get him to stop. Not even for sports.
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