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This book is GREAT. She has a little brother, so understands the trials and perils. Then, my youngest read it again for himself.
My two boys loved for me to read to them long after they could read themselves. At Christmas time, when thinking of what books I could give her, this one came to mind. I discovered it about 30 years ago.
His own daughter is now about that same age and has our family trait of a real love for books. It was our time together. We read Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing at bedtime piled up together in my big king bed, and we laughed and laughed at the misadventures of the two boys in the book.
She loved it, too. Thank you, Judy Blume for a modern childhood classic.
He laughed and laughed at the crazy events in Peter's life, and is begging me to get the next book in the series (already ordered on Amazon). He didn't want to put it down.
I never had read a chapter book before and I thought it would be hard and boring to complete, but I was completly wrong. I remember as a child someone putting this book in my hand and telling me to read.
It made such a lasting effect on me, that 25 years later I still remember the funniest parts of the story.For Christmas this year I bought my 6 year old the book, and we began reading it. Tales of a 4th Grade.
was one of the funniest books I have ever read. He was begging me to read more than just one chapter a day.
If you are trying to introduce your child to advanced chapter books this is a great place to start.
She should really stick to writing, and let an actor who knows what he/she is doing read it next time. But when she yells, we had to turn it down, & when she whispers we had to turn it up. I'm going to make this quick, since there's so many other reviews for this book here.We listened to the audio CD version. Also, there are points where she almost whispers for no reason, and then yells. The story itself is not great as there is really no plot line, rather it's more like a collection of short stories. It reminded of my grandmother reading to me. Therefore we had the volume up a little higher so we could hear it above the noise of the car.
Any time the 3 year old causes trouble or gets into predicaments of his own doing, his vapid, sensless mother dotes on him, almost to the point of rewarding him for whatever mischief he gets into. The author narrates this book on CD, and I found her voice to be incredibly irritating. It might not be a nusiance for a few minutes, but it's downright annoying when you have to do it for over an hour.Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing is a book about a fourth grader (Peter) and his horribly spoiled 3 year old brother (Fudge). Which is lovely for a short story, but pretty boring for an entire book. If we were listening to this at home, it might not be a problem, but we listened to it in the car. All the while, Peter is the one who either gets blamed or ignored. My sons (7 & 4) claimed that they liked it, although now we're listening to James and the Giant Peach, & they both say that they like it much better than Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing.
Judy Blume books have a permanent home in this home's library. She has a way with the written word. All of her books are age appropriate and well recieved.
My 9-yr-old son was a reluctant reader until he discovered the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series. He absolutely loves to read about the latest antics of 2-yr-old Fudge. Since then, those were the only books he eagerly read. Well, that changed with this Fudge book. My son can relate to the older brother, Peter in some respects because he has a younger brother himself. I also enjoyed listening to the story when my son read the book to me.
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