Arthur and the Super Chimp Contest

Arthur the Chimpanzee

by Lillian Hoban

Arthur is sure he will win the Super Chimp Comics contest. He's also sure his sister Violet can't read.

But Violet can read, maybe even better than Arthur.

Genres: Childrens, Fiction, Picture Books, Chapter Books

64 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1978

About the author

The youngest of three children, Lillian Hoban was born in Philadelphia on May 18, 1925. She attended the Philadelphia Museum School of Art, studied dance for ten years (and danced with the Martha Graham dancers), taught Modern Dance and danced professionally in the 1950s.
She learned to draw still life and began to write her own stories only after having children (Phoebe, Brom, Esme and Julia), and based her tales on their experiences.

Lillian Hoban's I-Can- Read-Books about Arthur the Chimpanzee, and the Frances books (written by her former husband Russell Hoban) continue to be extremely popular among children as time goes by- the hallmark of classics.

from http://www.lillianhoban.com/Biography...

Reviews

[Kelsey Shenk · Rating 1 out of 5]

I got excited about the nostalgia I felt by the artwork on the cover, but I would not recommend this book! (Companion read with my kindergartener)

[Bonnieyayaleyyy · Rating 4 out of 5]

　　I really like this book. This book is like a picture book my mom read to me when I was little. This book talks about 2 little kids helping each other to read. The little girl have some difficulties to read hard words.The older brother is more knowledgeable than the younger girl and teaches the girl to over come her weakness. The brother are very patient and accommodating.
　　The story teaches me two things. First of all, books can bring many benefits to us. Read more, can make you smarter and more intelligent. Mr. Golgi once said: books are the ladder of human progress. The book makes you smarter, thus you can face the difficulties bravely. Helped you to develope your own methods to solve the problems.
　　Secondly, be willing to help others is a noble character. Find pleasure in helping others is regards anybody else's difficulties as your own. And you will feel the happiness from helping others.

[Annabellecarter · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the story of Arthur and his little sister Violet. Arthur tells violet that she can't read! Arthur is trying to win the Super Chimps Comics sale contest and believes that the reward is dinner for two with King Kong (it is really dinner for two and a picture of King Kong). Violet is trying to win the first grade reading contest, by reading the most amount of books. Arthur consistently reminds violet that she can't read. She however, says she can. She reads hard words to Arthur and he tells her, that's not what it says. Violet comes home from school and she has been awarded the winner of the first grade reading contest because she read and understood the most books. Arthur believes it is only because he helped her. Violet is nice enough to share the ice cream reward with him. A very cute book!

[Logan Spears · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story is about two young monkeys, Violet and Arthur. Arthur is violets older brother and already knows how read. Violet is just beginning and does not have confidence in her ability to read "hard words". The illustrations in the book do a great job capturing the excitement of Violet when she realizes she is able to read. Through helping her brother try to win a contest Violet, starts reading more challenging words and begins to grow as a reader. Violet was now determined to win her classes reading contest. After she is victorious in the reading contest her brother Arthur finally believes she can read. This book sends a message to young readers to not be afraid of "hard words", the only way you can grow as a reader is to challenge yourself.

[Pat Marrujo · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought that this book was mediocre. If I were a kid reading this, I think I would have been bored because the art was dull and it was fairly long considering the reading level.

It tells the story of Arthur and his sister Violet. Arthur is claimed that Violet can't read, but Violet said she was out to win the first grade reading competition. Arthur, in the mean time is trying to sell comic books so he can, as he believes, have a dinner with King King. Violet refutes that King Kong is fake and her reading eventually saves Arthur from a misunderstanding.

Overall, the words in the book were simple enough for beginning readers, but dull. It is clearly a purely educational book. I think most kids would prefer something more lively and action packed.

[Theresa Womack · Rating 2 out of 5]

Arthur's Prize Reader by Lillian Hoban was not one of my favorite books. The first problem that I saw with it was that it was listed in the Beginner section at the public library that I got it from, however the book seemed a little long for a beginner reader. Second, the book just didn't really get my attention. Lastly even though the book was conveying a message about reading books and a big brother helping a little sister with reading, it seemed like the big brother didn't believe his little sister could read, but when she showed him that she could read and understood the words, he wanted to take all the credit.

[Shinji Nishida · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a story about Arthur and Violet. Both of them like reading. Arthur thinks he can read, on the other hand, Violet thinks she can't read hard word. One day, they go out to sell books to get prize, but they have a lot of troubles because of their actual reading skill and thier confidences.
Both characters are so cute. It was intersting for me that positions of both are changed compared with their original position. Be honest, Arthur!

[Max · Rating 4 out of 5]

A teacher read this book to my class years ago, either kindergarten or first grade (I forget which), and I recently came across this in a bookstore.

All in all, it's a cute story with a cute ending and an Aesop.

[Meredith · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute little story about how learning a few words leads to learning more words and bigger words - not to mention how its important to make sure you read all the words so you.