In a hilarious sequel to No Dogs Allowed, Jason and Edward Fraser encounter a new set of adventures. From girlfriends to Halloween ghouls, from baseball to baby rats, the brothers find surprises at every turn in Rats As Jason enters fourth grade, he begins to think girls are okay, until he gets caught in a tricky rating game. Meanwhile Edward, now in first grade, is trying hard to keep his eyes open when he swings at the softball, to laugh instead of cry in the spooky neighborhood haunted house, and to keep cool when his pet rat, Spike, has a litter of tiny pink babies. This collection of five stories is full of the fun and high spirits that attract young readers to all of Jane Cutler's books. Jason and Edward dodge the pitfalls of growing up-with the help of their good-humored parents-and still have time to contemplate some of life's larger issues, like where the escalator stairs go when they reach the top.
I think the true measure of a children's book is how much children enjoy it, and mine LOVED this one. There is humor in it appropriate for various ages (both my 4- and 8-year-old laughed constantly). The interaction between the brothers is very believable, and instructive in many ways to my two boys.I noticed that another reviewer was upset that the book wasn't all about rats; I wasn't actually expecting that.We all heartily enjoyed "Rats!". I highly recommend it!
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