Mr. Bubble Gum
William H. Hooks. Bantam Books for Young Readers, $9.99 (48pp) ISBN 978-0-553-05834-5
Another installment of the Bank Street Ready-to-Read series features two brothers. Eli sticks so close to his older brother that he earns the nickname ``Mr. Bubble Gum.'' Three adventures compose this slim chapter story, all of them light and amusing, and the situations--inventing a new soft drink, a Halloween mix-up and a rescue--are sure to spark readers' imaginations. There's not much depth to the stories, however, and the writing is occasionally pedestrian. Meisel's colorful pictures suitably illustrate the tale. Ages 4-8. (July)
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Reviewed on: 06/01/1989
Genre: Children's
Hardcover - 48 pages - 978-0-8368-1754-6
Paperback - 50 pages - 978-1-876966-05-8
Paperback - 48 pages - 978-0-553-34694-7