Ready? Set. Birthday! (Raymond and Roxy) (Step into Reading) - Softcover

Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0593563719 ISBN 13: 9780593563717

Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers, 2022

Synopsis

Do you have a birthday coming up? Raymond does and he can't wait! This Step 2 early reader captures all the excitement and anticipation that children experience in the lead-up to their special day!

Raymond likes to do everything fast! It's almost his birthday and he wants time to fly! He plays outside. He helps Papa wash the car. He even goes to bed early, but his birthday can't come soon enough! Maybe his friend Roxy can help him enjoy the wait...and celebrate, too! This sequel to Ready? Set. Raymond (which marked its 20th Anniversary in 2022!) will delight young readers who will definitely be able to relate.

Step 2 Readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories. They are perfect for children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help.

About this title

About the Author

VAUNDA MICHEAUX NELSON is the author of many beginning readers and award-winning books for children, including Almost to Freedom, a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book. She was the winner of the 2010 Coretta Scott King Award and Gelett Burgess Children's Book Award for Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal. She works as a librarian in New Mexico where she lives with her husband.

DEREK ANDERSON wrote his first story in second grade and hasn't stopped writing or drawing since. He is the illustrator of Ready? Set. Raymond! and he is also known for the Hot Rod Hamster books, Ten Hungry Pigs, and the illustrations in Little Quack, which was a New York Times best-seller. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 

Reviews

Gr 1-3-Raymond's birthday is coming soon, and he finds it hard to wait. Mama tells him to go outside and play, but that doesn't seem to help. His friend Roxy skates by, but Raymond, who has brown skin, doesn't have skates and Roxy's don't fit. To get Raymond's mind off his troubles, Papa enlists his and Roxy's help washing the car, and time does fly! Finally, Raymond wakes up on the morning of his birthday. Now, instead of wanting time to fly, he wants to savor every moment. He receives the gift he really wants and has a happy birthday with his family and friend. This sequel to Ready? Set. Raymond! features short sentences and easy vocabulary words for newly independent readers. Anderson's illustrations deftly capture the characters' facial expressions as well as animated Raymond's excitement about his birthday. VERDICT This early reader, with playful, colorful illustrations that support a fun story about a child's big day, will appeal to any child who has ever waited eagerly for their birthday to come. A first purchase for all early reader collections.-Jennifer Simmonsα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Edition details

• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0593563719
• ISBN 13: 9780593563717
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Anderson Derek
• Number of pages: 32