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Pinky and Rex #9
Pinky and Rex and the New Neighbors
Pinky and Rex learn to say goodbye to their close neighbor and welcome a new one!
Pinky's neighbor, Mrs. Morgan, is going to move. Sure, she used to be a mean old witch, but now she's a special friend to Pinky and Rex. They know they'll visit Mrs. Morgan often at her new apartment, but who will be Rex's new neighbors? And what will they be like?
Pinky's neighbor, Mrs. Morgan, is going to move. Sure, she used to be a mean old witch, but now she's a special friend to Pinky and Rex. They know they'll visit Mrs. Morgan often at her new apartment, but who will be Rex's new neighbors? And what will they be like?
- GenresChildrens
48 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1997
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James Howe
218 books460 followersLibrarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name. See this thread for more information.
James Howe has written more than eighty books in the thirty-plus years he's been writing for young readers. It sometimes confuses people that the author of the humorous Bunnicula series also wrote the dark young adult novel, The Watcher, or such beginning reader series as Pinky and Rex and the E.B. White Read Aloud Award-winning Houndsley and Catina and its sequels. But from the beginning of his career (which came about somewhat by accident after asking himself what kind of vampire a rabbit might make), he has been most interested in letting his imagination take him in whatever direction it cared to. So far, his imagination has led him to picture books, such as I Wish I Were a Butterfly and Brontorina (about a dinosaur who dreams of being a ballerina), mysteries, poetry (in the upcoming Addie on the Inside), and fiction that deals with issues that matter deeply to him. He is especially proud of The Misfits, which inspired national No Name-Calling Week (www.nonamecallingweek.org) and its sequel Totally Joe. He does not know where his imagination will take him in the next thirty-plus years, but he is looking forward to finding out.
Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information.
James Howe has written more than eighty books in the thirty-plus years he's been writing for young readers. It sometimes confuses people that the author of the humorous Bunnicula series also wrote the dark young adult novel, The Watcher, or such beginning reader series as Pinky and Rex and the E.B. White Read Aloud Award-winning Houndsley and Catina and its sequels. But from the beginning of his career (which came about somewhat by accident after asking himself what kind of vampire a rabbit might make), he has been most interested in letting his imagination take him in whatever direction it cared to. So far, his imagination has led him to picture books, such as I Wish I Were a Butterfly and Brontorina (about a dinosaur who dreams of being a ballerina), mysteries, poetry (in the upcoming Addie on the Inside), and fiction that deals with issues that matter deeply to him. He is especially proud of The Misfits, which inspired national No Name-Calling Week (www.nonamecallingweek.org) and its sequel Totally Joe. He does not know where his imagination will take him in the next thirty-plus years, but he is looking forward to finding out.
Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information.
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May 26, 2018
Rex is getting a new neighbor. The old woman she now enjoys seeing is going to a senior home and both Pinky and Rex are going to miss her. This is after they thought she was a witch of course in a previous book.
Who will move in? The book is about facing the unknown in some ways and the fact life is always changing. I found this story to be a little bland. It was good and not very exciting.
Who will move in? The book is about facing the unknown in some ways and the fact life is always changing. I found this story to be a little bland. It was good and not very exciting.
November 29, 2012
We've read many of the books in the Pinky and Rex series by James Howe and Melissa Sweet and we like the unusual characters and the purposeful challenge to stereotypes.
This is a good story that shows how a best-friend dynamic can change as a new child enters the group. I thought it was interesting how Pinky and Rex reacted to the possibility of a new child their age moving in next door. I liked how Pinky and Rex continued their relationship with the lady who used to live next door, visiting her in her new apartment in a senior living community. We enjoyed the ending, although it was a bit too convenient to ring true.
The illustrations are colorful and complement the story nicely, as is typical for this series. We enjoyed reading this book together and we will certainly look for more of the books in this series at our local library.
This is a good story that shows how a best-friend dynamic can change as a new child enters the group. I thought it was interesting how Pinky and Rex reacted to the possibility of a new child their age moving in next door. I liked how Pinky and Rex continued their relationship with the lady who used to live next door, visiting her in her new apartment in a senior living community. We enjoyed the ending, although it was a bit too convenient to ring true.
The illustrations are colorful and complement the story nicely, as is typical for this series. We enjoyed reading this book together and we will certainly look for more of the books in this series at our local library.
June 19, 2009
I would give two and a half stars to this book.
James Howe isn't afraid of bringing change to the comfortable world of Pinky and Rex, allowing readers to see that such change happens even when we might not want it to, yet good things can still come of it. At the same time, he acknowledges and embraces the history of this wonderful series of short books through a scattering of references that date back to previous Pinky and Rex entries, some of the references being subtle (such as the Camp Wackatootchee shirt that Pinky wears in one of the pictures) and others open, such as the plot being centered around Mrs. Morgan, who had first appeared several books earlier.
This is a well written book that works on many levels and has some very nice moments to it, and takes its place well in the rest of the series. I would recommend this heartfelt story to anyone.
James Howe isn't afraid of bringing change to the comfortable world of Pinky and Rex, allowing readers to see that such change happens even when we might not want it to, yet good things can still come of it. At the same time, he acknowledges and embraces the history of this wonderful series of short books through a scattering of references that date back to previous Pinky and Rex entries, some of the references being subtle (such as the Camp Wackatootchee shirt that Pinky wears in one of the pictures) and others open, such as the plot being centered around Mrs. Morgan, who had first appeared several books earlier.
This is a well written book that works on many levels and has some very nice moments to it, and takes its place well in the rest of the series. I would recommend this heartfelt story to anyone.
July 24, 2019
Poor Ollie. This is not my favorite of the series. I don't know why. Perhaps because I feel less depth to it, or perhaps it's a little workmanlike. I do appreciate that Mrs. Morgan says she *wants* move to assisted living... I know that I do, despite the good folks at AARP talking up 'living in place' so much.
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