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Librarian’s Review of Publisher’s Advance Copy Date: November 2015 Author:

Bram, Elizabeth

Editor:

Title: Rufus the Writer Series: Illustrator:

Groenick, Chuck

Photographer:

Publisher: Schwartz & Wade Books

Publication Date: 2015

ISBN: 978-10-385-37853-6

Pages: 34

Nonfiction:

Easy

Fiction

Price: $17.99 Genre/Dewey Classification:

Theme or Topic: Writing Grade Range K-3 Quality Rating    

Purchase Rating Outstanding Above Average Average Below Average

Highly Recommended Recommended Additional Selection Not Recommended

Comments/Evaluation: (include review sources here) Publishers Weekly (4/27/15), School Library Journal (6/1/15), Kirkus Reviews (4/15/15), Booklist (6/2015) This serene story features soft illustrations, a multicultural cast of characters, and a stories that are sure to delight. A great story for younger readers.

Annotation: Rather than your run of the mill lemonade stand, this summer Rufus sets up his very own story stand. The price of a story? That depends on the buyer. For some a seashell serves as payment, for others buttons, and of course one story is given as a birthday present. Rufus’s creative stories delight his friends, and show that money can’t buy everything, and stories have immeasurable value.

Prepared by: Stephanie Inzana, Librarian

Campus: Deep Wood Elementary