The New Day In and Day Out, Alice and Jerry Books

by Mabel O'Donnell, Florence J. Hoopes and Margaret C. Hoopes (Illustrators)

In this primer first published in 1936 as part of the Reading Foundation Program, Alice and Jerry are seen going through their daily lives. The primer includes many repeated phrases and sentence structures to help young readers anticipate and predict sight words and includes a glossary of repeated words in the back along with the number of times each word is used. The primer includes several stories in each section, divided by topics that include Alice and Jerry, Surprise, Animals, Betsy Lee, Mr. Carl and Jack, and Good Night.

160 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1936

About the author

Miss O`Donnell, educator, was the author of two sets of elementary school textbooks, the Alice and Jerry series and the Janet and John series. Both were widely used in the United States and other English-speaking nations.

For many years, Miss O`Donnell, served as a teacher, primary grade supervisor and curriculum coordinator for Aurora's East Side elementary schools.

In 1946 she resigned her post as primary supervisor to become an editor for Row, Peterson & Co., an Evanston-based textbook publishing firm.

Reviews

[Teri · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am a huge fan of the Alice and Jerry books. When my daughter was in kindergarten I was conversing with my Mom and I mentioned the Dick and Jane books. My Mom had said she learned to read with Alice and Jerry books. I had never heard of them. I purchased a couple used copies and the rest is history. I have researched as much as I could about them and want to read as many as I can. My daughter loves them! From the research I have done, this book is considered a kindergarten level book. I loved reading it. Very simple, but the stories are cute and fun. My daughter read this in kindergarten and enjoyed it so much. They are short simple stories, but as it continues they do relate to each other. I love the chapter on the animals. The illustrations are just beautiful. I believe the illustrators were sisters.

[Cornelia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I learned to read with Alice and Jerry in first grade in 1963. Looking at this was like visiting old friends.

[Ashley · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the books my mom used to teach my brother and me to read. I love that one of the characters is named Alice, as does my daughter, Alice.