Aldo Applesauce

Sossi Family

by Johanna Hurwitz

"In Hurwitz's dandy sequel to Much Ado About Aldo, our likable hero has moved to a new neighborhood."--Publishers Weekly.

Genres: Fiction, Childrens, Middle Grade

Paperback

First published January 1, 1979

About the author

Johanna Hurwitz is an American author of more than sixty children's books. She has sold millions of books in many different languages.

Reviews

[Jnase1 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Aldo is the new boy at school and on his very first day he gets the nickname Applesuace, all because he brought applesauce for lunch. Why did his mom have to pack applesauce? Luckily Aldo does make a friend his first day, Dede. Unfortunately, Dede is the reason he got the nickname Applesauce because she spilled his applesauce at lunch. But Aldo like Dede and is determined to get to know her better and to find out why she sometimes wears a fake mustache.

This book is about perseverance and friendship. It's a quick read, but it has some great lessons. Might be good for a book study or book club for third or fourth grade.

[Phoebe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Aldo Sossi experiences the usual new-kid blues after his family moves to the suburbs of New Jersey. He loves his new house and the yard filled with birds and squirrels, but school is a different story. His only friend is an odd girl called DeDe, who wears a giant black moustache. Will he ever fit in, or live down his embarrassing nickname? A very appealing story for fourth grade readers.

[Verity · Rating 4 out of 5]

A sweet story

[Mustafa Bilal · Rating 2 out of 5]

A common story.

[Heather]

From "Books I have read this summer" list that I found at home in NJ.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Weird, but good.

[Emma · Rating 3 out of 5]

Aldo is like SUCH an animal lover and vegetarian that it's funny