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Amber Brown Is Not a Crayon Review

Amber Brown is not a crayon, nor is she ready to give up her best friend. Justin Daniels and Amber have been best friends since preschool. They help each other out in school, have races, made a used bubble gum ball together along with a lot of memories. Now Justin's house is up for sale and his family is moving far away. They try to pretend it is never going to happen, until the two come home to a sold sticker over the for sale sign. Yikes, this is not going to be fun. The two friends need to learn how to accept the move and stay friends forever.

Paula Danziger does a great job getting into the mind of a third grader as she writes the stories of Amber Brown. The stories are written for early readers (7-9 years old) or a bit younger if they get some help reading. I think kids can all relate to the idea of not wanting change to occur in their lives or how hard it can be to change. I recommend the Amber Brown books for your young readers - boys or girls can equally enjoy this one!

By Kerri J. Busteed
Author of Will's First Hunt [...]

Amber Brown Is Not a Crayon Overview

When Justin Daniels learns that he is moving away, he and his best friend, Amber Brown, have a terrible fight and stop speaking to one another, and Amber is afraid that Justin will leave before they can make up and say goodbye. Reprint. AB. K. PW.

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Customer Reviews

Amber Brown Is Not A Crayon - Cha -
My daughter and I loved the book. We laughed while we were reading. She needed the book for summer reading and I am extremely satisfied that my daughter chose Amber Brown Is Not A Crayon.

Amber Brown - Shel Julian Kessel - Columbus, Oh
Danziger, P. (1994). Amber Brown is Not a Crayon. New York: Puffin Books.

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Third grader, Amber Brown has fun in class on a pretend trip to China with her best friend, Justin. But as Justin and his family prepare to move to another state, Amber begins to worry. Making matters worse, Justin refuses to talk about his approaching departure. She, Amber Brown is also dealing with the underlying tension of her parents' recent divorce.

Amber's voice feels authentic. Although her character is in the third grade in this book, the story could be shared with a younger reader who is slowly transitioning to longer chapter novels.

And if a student loves it, there's a whole series they can enjoy.

Activities to do with the book:

This is a good series to help transition young readers to chapter books. If a student liked Junie B. Jones (reviewed previously here), this would be a good follow up for slightly older readers since this series has fewer pictures and Amber is a little older. Although, this book would be great for first and second graders. From there, a student could graduate to Ramona Quimby and on.

A teacher could base lessons off of the way Amber's teacher conducts his lessons. A teacher could have pretend trips to other countries to introduce lessons.

Favorite Quotes:

"In just ten minutes, our entire class is getting on a plane for our flight to China.
I, Amber Brown, am one very excited third grader" (p. 5).

"When my parents got a divorce, my dad moved far away, to another country, so I never get to see him and he hardly ever calls" (p. 17).

"Fractions are not my favorite thing.
In fact, they are one of my least favorite things. The only things I hate more are 1) Brussels sprouts, 2) watching kids pick their noses and eat the snot and 3) having people I love leave" (p. 47).

One of the best books I've ever read!!!!! Kris-age 8 - -
I love "Amber Brown Is Not A Crayon" She is really funny, spunky, and fun! I love the way she is always up for it. There are some gloomy parts but it all works out in the end. However you have to read to find out exactly what happens. eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Tuesday, August 31, 2010