You Read to Me, I'll Read to You:
Very Short Stories to Read Together

Random House Children’s Books • 2014 • 40 pages • ISBN: 978-0-307-79313-3

Peter only wants milk, Lucy insists on pink lemonade, and Jack is stuck on applesauce. Each new addition to the Peters clan brings another demand for a special dish. Mrs. Peters, loving mother that she is, does her best to fulfill each new request but the preparations get to be exhausting. It isn’t until her birthday arrives that an unexpected present from her seven youngsters solves her problem and surprises them all. Marla Frazee’s lively and detailed drawings of the Peters household add to the fun.

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“While on a walk, a little boy named Simon meets a dog, a cat, and a horse, each of whom presents him with a challenge. Can he bark like a dog? Can he stretch like a cat? Can he jump like a horse? "It's simple," says Simon, who's more than up to the tasks. But when he meets a tiger, Simon almost meets his match ...”

—Shelley Townsend Hudson, American Library Association.

School Library Journal

“... Hoberman has lots of fun with her contemporary, suntanned Simon as he plays his topsy-turvy game of "Simple Simon Says." So's unfussy ink-and-watercolor images wriggle playfully to life on speckled Indian rice paper. Great for reading aloud and acting out.”

—Catherine T. Quattlebaum, DeKalb County Public Library, Atlanta, GA

Publishers Weekly

“... Hoberman's (A House Is a House for Me) text borrows devices used by familiar fairy tale and nursery rhyme characters with plenty of repeated phrases and actions. But Simon so effortlessly outmaneuvers the tiger that the outcome doesn't come as a surprise. Nonetheless, So's swirls of color and animated black lines, her deliciously sly tiger and the varied design of the spreads and end papers all provide a sense of energy and excitement."

Amazon Review

“... Mary Ann Hoberman's clever story, terrific for read-aloud, has all the elements of a classic fable: a cunning, dangerous animal, an appealing, confident hero, a battle of wits, and a thoroughly satisfying conclusion."

You Read to Me, I'll Read to You:Very Short Stories to Read Together