Soupy Saturdays with the Pain and the Great One
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4.1 • 118 Ratings
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- $4.99
Publisher Description
MEET THE PAIN:
My sister's name is Abigail. I call her The Great One because she thinks she's so great. Who cares if she's in third grade and I'm just in first?
MEET THE GREAT ONE:
My brother's name is Jacob Edward, but everyone calls him Jake. Everyone but me. I call him The Pain because that's what he is. He's a first-grade pain. I'll always know exactly what he's thinking. That's just the way it is.
These seven warm-hearted stories will give readers a peek at how a brother and sister relate to each other.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This energetic, comical collaboration rounds up seven new stories about the spunky siblings from Blume's The Pain and the Great One. First-grader Jake calls his older sister the Great One, "because she thinks she's so great." Abigail, in turn, has dubbed him the Pain "because that's what he is." In distinct, equally sassy voices, the two take turns narrating the tales, which capture slices of Saturday life. The Great One provides an imaginative solution when her brother refuses to get a haircut (because he's afraid that the barber will cut his ears off), and describes her disastrous half-birthday sleepover party, at which the one friend who shows up refuses to spend the night. The Pain explains how he successfully wiggles out of playing goalie for his bungling soccer team, and tells of pet-sitting for his aunt's dog and giving the malodorous mutt a shampoo and a tooth-brushing. And the Great One proudly recounts how she finally overcomes her fear of falling and learns to ride a bike. ("I can jump rope, turn an almost-perfect cartwheel, and make pancakes with hardly any help. The Pain is hopeless at those things. So how come he can ride a bike?") Blume fills the duo's narratives with playful bickering, banter and baiting, while slyly and satisfyingly revealing their mutual affection. Further animating the kids' antics are Stevenson's (No Laughing, No Smiling, No Giggling) wispy illustrations, which feature many funny flourishes. Ages 5-9.
Customer Reviews
Good book
This book is a good book especially if you have a older or younger brother because it shows that even though you might show that you hate you brother you still love him on the inside i know i do.
judy blume
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Slopy Saturdays Judy Blum
I liked this book because I thought It was funny and it was kind of based on me and my brother. Now I call my brother the pain sometimes. I wish to read more and you should read it to. It is a very good book. My mom really liked it and thought it was so funny she said that her head could fall off. I have freinds that are called the great one and the pain. I liked this book also because it kept me interested. I really thought that the dog Olive getting her teeth cleaned was funny. My mom read Judy Blume thats how I got this book and Tales of The Fourth Grade Nothing. I liked reading this book.