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The Good-Bye Book
Contributor(s): Viorst, Judith (Author), Chorao, Kay (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0689715811     ISBN-13: 9780689715815
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
OUR PRICE:   $8.09  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: March 1992
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Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks
Annotation: The young narrator of this amusing and familiar tale absolutely, positively does not want his parents to go out to dinner and leave him with a baby-sitter. "Both parents and kids will identify with this tale. . . . The story's inherent humor is highlighted by Chorao's imaginative color pictures".--Booklist. Full color throughout.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes)
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings
Dewey: E
LCCN: 91019916
Lexile Measure: 490
Physical Information: 0.11" H x 6.92" W x 9.38" (0.21 lbs) 32 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 6067
Reading Level: 1.9   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
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

Contributor Bio(s): Viorst, Judith: - 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 young adults. Her most recent books of poetry include What Are You Glad About? What Are You Mad About? and Nearing Ninety.