The Awful Aardvarks Shop for School (Reading Railroad)

By Reeve Lindbergh

Book Overview

One morning without any warning at all, the Aardvarks invaded the Shop-All-Day mall...It's back-to-school time, when everyone's out buying pencils, notebooks, and backpacks. But buyers beware--the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0142301221
• ISBN13: 9780142301227
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Puffin
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.5" x 0.1" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 3 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Shopkeepers beware!

Left on their own, the aardvarks almost destroy a mall during their quest for school supplies. Finally the bagel boy forces them to clean up their mess and put everything back. The last stop is for haircuts. After being permed and manicured, they bounce happily out of the mall promising/warning that they'll be back next year. These aardvarks make Arthur look like a stick-in-the-mud. However, they do manage to look contrite even as they are wearing the bagels they tried to hide among. Silliness reigns both in the rhyming text and watercolor illustrations that don't miss a detail of the mess.