The Good-bye Book

by Judith Viorst, Kay Chorao (Illustrator)

Overview

This little boy will do anything to avoid an evening with the baby-sitter. He pleads with his parents. He begs. He bargains. Maybe he has a fever of a hundred and ten. Maybe he'll run away. Maybe he won't say good-bye!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780689715815
Publisher:	Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Publication date:	03/31/1992
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	1,066,720
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	490L (what's this?)
Age Range:	3 - 6 Years

About the Author

Judith Viorst is the author of the beloved Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, which has sold some four million copies; the Lulu books, including Lulu and the Brontosaurus; the New York Times bestseller Necessary Losses; four musicals; and poetry for children and adults. Her most recent books of poetry include What Are You Glad About? What Are You Mad About? and Nearing Ninety. She lives in Washington, DC.

Editorial Reviews

In an impassioned soliloquy, a boy implores his parents not to leave him alone with the babysitter. Ages 3-6. (Mar.)

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