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Red is Best (Annikin Miniature Edition)

Red is Best (Annikin Miniature Edition)

By Kathy Stinson
Illustrated by Robin Baird Lewis
Categories: Children's Fiction
Themes: classics, clothing & dress, colors
Series: Annikin
Interest Age: 4–7
Grade: k–2
Reading Level:
Common Core Correlations
CCSS.ELA-Literacy Strand-Reading literature:
RF.1.1,1a,2,3,4,4a,4
SL.1.1,1a,1b,2,4,5,6
L.1.1,1b,1f,1g,2,2d,
W.1.1,3,5,8
RL.1.1,2,3,4,5,6,7

Reading Level: Lexile AD420L
Miniature book : 9781550372526, 24 pages, May 1992 , 3.39" x 3.38"
Rights sold: Japanese

Description

The little girl in this simple but exuberant story knows that red barrettes are best, “because they make my hair laugh. ”

Awards

  • Winner, IODE Book Award
  • Winner, 100 Best Books List, Toronto Public Library
  • Winner, 100 Best Canadian Kids’ Books, Today’s Parent Magazine
  • Winner, Top Canadian Books for Children, Canadian Children’s Book Centre

Reviews

“A great deal of fun to read with preschoolers. ”

- Books in Canada

“Delightful. ”

- School Library Journal

“A classic . . . First published in 1982, this perfect gem of a book is still in print—no mean feat. ”

- Montreal Gazette