The Midnight Adventures of Kelly, Dot, and Esmeralda

by John S. Goodall

A sturdy koala bear, Kelly; an engaging doll, Dot; and a tiny, demure mouse, Esmeralda, who live quietly on top of a chest of drawers in the nursery, wake just at midnight to begin their adventures. They climb into an inviting picture on the wall that shows a charming landscape with a river running through it and a rowboat drawn up on the bank. But the delights of a village fair they visit turn to terror when Esmeralda is caught by a piratical cat...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689825641
• ISBN13: 9780689825644
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.9" x 5.2"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

good for language learners

The engaging plots of all John Goodall's books are so well illustrated that they are the perfect tool for building on the visual to teach a new language to any age learner. After listening to the story while looking at the published books, my students read accompanying texts and work crosswords made for them based on their particular linguistic and literacy levels. Do a search on "John S. Goodall" to find others.