Chapter Book

Judy Moody No.1
by: Megan McDonald
Age: 2-3rd grade (but could be read to younger children)

Judy Moody is a beginner's chapter book that has about 150 pages with larger text and shorter chapters. The chapters are between 5 and 6 pages long and include illustrations on some pages. The book follows Judy as she goes through school, family life and becomes friends with unlikely classmates. This book is great for relating to how many students may feel at times and gets across the messages that things are not always as bad as they seem. Judy has many preconceived notions about all kinds of things and people. The book follows Judy as she discovers for herself how she may have been wrong about what she may have originally thought. This could help students realize how to be less judgemental about people they may not know much about. The book also talks a lot about how Judy overreacts which can be a theme for many kids in middle -upper elementary. She discovers that things may not always be as difficult or challenging as they look. The illustrations keep the beginner (at chapter books) engaged and ready to pick up another Judy Moody book.