Reviews for I Don't Like to Read

The average rating for I Don't Like to Read based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-08-17 00:00:00 David Smart My 5 year old also doesn't like to read, so this was perfect for us. And she even read some of the words in it!

Review # 2 was written on 2011-07-06 00:00:00 James A Yates I Don't Like to Read by Nancy Carlson is one of several books about the school adventures of Henry the mouse. Henry likes most things about first grade, except reading. His teacher discovers that it's because Henry can't read, and gets him extra help at school. Henry also receives help at home. When Henry and his little brother Pete really want to know how a story ends, Henry tries reading it, and successfully reads the book, and another, to his little brother! The text is simple, with some repetition. The simple illustrations and humor really carry this story, with extra details not mentioned in the story, such as cheese wallpaper in Henry's house, and the use of sight word cards at school. Henry's expressions are spot on in showing his emotions. While this bibliotherapy story may not be read by lots of beginning readers, the book shows that endurance, practice, and motivation can result in learning a skill, in this case reading. It would be a good story to read in K through second grade classes, for its positive message and for its look at how some individuals learn differently. For ages 4 to 7, frustration, reading motivation, practice, enduarance themes, and for fans of Henry the mouse and Nancy Carlson.