Mr. Putter and Tabby Ring the Bell

by Cynthia Rylant, Arthur Howard (Illustrator)

Overview

It’s back to school for Mr. Putter & Tabby!

Dong! Dong! Dong! The school bell is ringing. The crispy fall wind is blowing. Mr. Putter wishes he could go back to school—even for just one day. Then he has an idea: How about a visit during show-and-tell with Mrs. Teaberry, Tabby, and Zeke? The teacher agrees, but there’s one problem. She and the students expect pet tricks. Will Tabby and Zeke be able to deliver? Mr. Putter & Tabby Ring the Bell marks the twentieth book in this beloved series a perennial hit since 1994.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780547850757
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	09/11/2012
Series:	Mr. Putter and Tabby Series
Pages:	44
Sales rank:	150,072
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.10(d)
Age Range:	6 - 9 Years

About the Author

Cynthia Rylant is a Newbery Medalist and the author of many acclaimed books for young people. She’s well known for her popular characters for early readers, including Mr. Putter & Tabby and Henry & Mudge. She lives in the Pacific Northwest. cynthiarylant.com

Arthur Howard created the lively illustrations for all the Mr. Putter & Tabby books and has written and illustrated several picture books of his own. He lives in New York City.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"An amusing fall-flavored offering from the Mr. Putter and Tabby series that’s good for reading aloud or reading alone."—Booklist

Editorial Reviews

"An amusing fall-flavored offering from the Mr. Putter and Tabby series that’s good for reading aloud or reading alone."—Booklist —

From the Publisher

K-Gr 2—Mr. Putter and Tabby are back for their 20th (Harcourt, 2011) adventure in Cynthia Rylant's beloved beginning chapter book series. The crisp fall air and sound of a distant bell make Mr. Putter wistful about school. He devises a plan to get back into school by bringing his lazy cat Tabby and his amenable neighbor Mrs. Teaberry along with her mischievous dog Zeke in for show-and-tell. There's one hitch: the first-grade teacher and students are expecting the decidedly talentless Tabby and Zeke to perform tricks. The pets perform a single trick for the class, with disastrous results, but it's nothing an apology note and a batch of cupcakes can't repair. Narrator John McDonough's deep, regal voice is the perfect embodiment of Mr. Putter. He deftly conveys the mild emotions and ups and downs in the story. An entertaining tale.—Jennifer Verbrugge, Dakota County Library, Eagan, MN

School Library Journal

Show-and-Tell will never be the same after Mr. Putter and Tabby and Mrs. Teaberry and Zeke are through.

Fall for Mr. Putter and his cat, Tabby, means crisp air, crunchy leaves and apples. But this year, the ringing of the school bell arouses a longing in Mr. Putter for school days gone by—globes, pencils, erasers. Just then, their neighbor's dog, Zeke, streaks through the yard wearing half a cake on his head and sparks one of Mr. Putter's infamous ideas. With Mrs. Teaberry as his accomplice, the two neighbors are soon scheduled to appear at first grade show-and-tell with their pets and their pet tricks...only Tabby and Zeke are not well known for any tricks. And by the end of the big day, the only trick they have done is a disappearing one: Zeke demolishes the class cupcakes, and then both skedaddle. Still, Mr. Putter gets to enjoy the school smells and sights and, especially, the children. And both he and Mrs. Teaberry enjoy laughing at the worst show-and-tell ever. Howard's pencil, watercolor and gouache illustrations charmingly convey Mr. Putter's longings, the mischievousness of his plan and his delight in being back in school. Rylant's ever-fresh text will gracefully coax emergent readers into independence.

These four neighbors are great company, and their portrayal of aging is sweetly refreshing.(Early reader. 6-9)

Kirkus Reviews