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Dory Fantasmagory #3

Dory fantasmagorica. Una pecora nera a scuola

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Dory ha un problema: non sa leggere. Ma deve imparare se vuole continuare a essere amica di Rosabella, che è la più grande lettrice mai vista. Chiede aiuto ai signor Bocconcino, e si ritrova alle prese con una pecora che la segue ovunque e con una diabolica bimba dall'aria troppo familiare... Quanti pasticci! Leggere diventa una missione da supereroi... Ehi, un momento! Un costume da Batman e tanta fantasia possono bastare?

147 pages, Hardcover

First published September 20, 2016

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Abby Hanlon

34 books270 followers
Abby Hanlon is the author and illustrator of Dory Fantasmagory, a series of chapter books for five to nine year olds, published by Dial/Penguin Random House. The first book in the series was named a Best Book of the Year by Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, and Parent's Magazine. It won a Golden Kite Honor for Fiction and is an American Library Association Notable Book. The sequel, Dory and The Real True Friend won a 2015 Cybil award. The books have been translated in twenty-four languages and are Junior Library Guild selections.

Abby has a bachelor's from Barnard College and a master's degree in childhood education from the City College of New York. Abby has taught creative writing and first grade in the New York City public school system. Her debut picture book, Ralph Tells a Story (2012), is widely used by elementary school teachers. Abby illustrated the picture book, Chester Van Chime Who Forgot How to Rhyme, written by Avery Monsen (2022). Chester Van Chime is a 2023 Bank Street College Best Books pick and a Good Housekeeping Best Kids’ Books of 2022 selection.

Abby lives with her family in Brooklyn, NY.

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Profile Image for Michele Knott.
4,210 reviews204 followers
June 26, 2016
This series keeps getting better and better.
Dory finds reading something she struggles with but that doesn't stop her imagination from telling amazing stories! I like that Hanlon kept the story realistic and kept Dory very true to character.
So happy to have more Dory love to share with students this fall!
Profile Image for Veronika Pizano.
1,080 reviews170 followers
June 20, 2020
Musim vzdy vytesnit Dorkinu rodinu a potom je tato seria naozaj skvela, Dorka je suprova, aj ked teda doma by som ju nechcela! Ale prave na to su knihy - prezivat dobrodruzstva, o ktorych sa nam ani nesniva.
Profile Image for Cheryl.
12.9k reviews483 followers
September 26, 2017
What the hey?!?
The blurb for the kindle edition talks about a loose tooth. That's *not* in the hardcover version. Here, Mrs. GG is after a (imaginary) black sheep that's been following Rascal (Dory) around. And the Batman/ Captain Puff costume is also an important part of the story. So is the friendship with Rosabelle, and certain other friendships, too.

I tell you; I'm glad I didn't have a kid like Dory, or George. Just reading about them wears me out. I'm glad there's a series so kids with ADHD and related challenges have a character to empathize with, though.

And I do wish I knew what book the advanced group is reading... something with Henry, and a mystery, a haunted castle, and Hannah with a broken leg?
Profile Image for Ian.
17 reviews
February 4, 2020
hilarious and I would love to read the next one but I don’t have it 😍😘😍😭
470 reviews25 followers
October 2, 2017
I continue to love reading this with my seven year old (and my ten year old lurking nearby to witness the hilarity). Dory enters grade two and struggles with her reading. The machinations of her wild imagination kind of interfere with her ability to buckle down and learn to read. Usually, this poses no problems but now she is separated from her best friend during reading time. This motivates her to "get into" her book, a story that takes place on a farm. Once old favourites like Mr. Nuggy and Mrs. Gobble Gracker enter the story along with the existing characters, chaos ensues. This is my current favourite among early chapter books. My family could read these all day.
Profile Image for Viki.
119 reviews37 followers
February 5, 2019
Táto časť série mi už prišla miestami o dosť menej komická, o dosť viac necitlivá. Dorku ľúbime naveky, aj keď musí byť masaker s ňou žiť, ale priala by som si, aby k nej (a Rozabelinmu bratovi) boli ostatní trochu milší.
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6,177 reviews303 followers
April 23, 2018
First sentence: My name is Dory but everyone calls me Rascal. I am six. I have a lot of freckles. My hair is just messy. This is my nightgown that I try to wear as much as I can. But the most important thing about me is that I have two worlds. One is real and one is imaginary.

Premise/plot: Is Dory the black sheep of her family? Perhaps if you accept the lighthearted definition provided for readers at the beginning of the book: "a member of a family or group who does things a little differently." Dory does things differently. Ask her mom...or teacher...or her older brother, Luke, or her older sister, Violet. (Though her siblings' opinions might be biased!)

Dory does indeed live in two worlds: one real and one imaginary. But she doesn't give equal time and attention to both. In fact, 90% of the time she's in her own world and completely out-of-touch with reality. To use the world miracle lightly and perhaps inappropriately, it's a miracle if Dory stays on task and answers questions when asked.

Because Dory rarely--if ever--stays on task she's having difficulty learning to read. Her reading instruction time at school seems to be completely independent and without much guidance or instruction. Essentially the teacher saying: hey kid, read this book. Dory is paired with a partner, but the partner hasn't any more clue of how to read than Dory does. The teacher doesn't seem concerned with teaching them how to read--the skills and techniques they need to know to progress. Perhaps she just hasn't gotten around to working with their group yet.

Dory doesn't like being in the lowest reading group and being given a basket of "baby books" to read. But when she opens up the book and begins reading the illustrations, well, she supplies a story of her own imagination. A story peopled with her own imaginary friends and characters, and the black sheep of the farm story, well he leaps out of the book and becomes part of Dory's day-in, day-out imagination. Can she get the black sheep back in the book? Does she want to?

Her friends soon get swept up, up, and away with this new story. Even her friend who is able to read LONG chapter books all on her own. Dory's story is more exciting perhaps.

This is Dory's third adventure. (I reviewed the first chapter book in the series in 2015. And here's my review of the second book in the series.)

My thoughts: One thing is delightful for sure: the illustrations. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the illustrations.

I wanted to love, love, love this one. I didn't quite. Perhaps because I had a hard time NOT taking it seriously. Instead of getting swept up, up, and away by Dory's overactive imagination and delighting in her creative, free spirit, I kept thinking that her mom and her teacher weren't really giving Dory the attention she needed.

Learning to read is important, significant, life-changing. It isn't a cookie cutter process. And every child has his or her own timeframe for learning to read or becoming a fluent reader. There isn't one perfectly-perfect right way to teach reading. But I do think it is something that requires instruction. You just can't leave a child with a basket of books and hope for the best.

We pretend we are reading until she leaves. "If I was the farmer, I would just eat all the animals," whispers George. "If I was the farmer, I would move to the city and get an apartment with an elevator, I say. "If I was the farmer, I would run around naked and put mud all over my body and then stick things to it," says George. "But you would do that anyway," I say. "Yeah..." he says.

"This little black sheep is kind of cute." I show George the picture. "And he's looking at you," George says. "What do you mean?" I say, and hold the book up closer. "I think his name is Goblin," I say. "Does it say that?" George asks. "I don't know," I say. "I can't read." "Raise your hand if you hate reading!" says George. And we both raise our hands high in the air.

Parenting Dory would be DIFFICULT to say the least. I don't envy her mom the task. But I get the idea that reading aloud to Dory wasn't ever a high priority to her. Perhaps Dory protested every time she tried. Perhaps the struggle wasn't worth it. Perhaps she was busy helping the older children with their homework. Perhaps Dory was so amazing at entertaining herself that she didn't want to interrupt her play, her free time. Perhaps she thinks teaching reading is the teacher's responsibility alone.

But Dory's homework of reading for a certain amount each day is completely independent. Her mom doesn't sit down with her, doesn't listen to her daughter read aloud, doesn't ask her questions about her reading, doesn't witness if her daughter is reading or not. So essentially there are no adults in her life that know Dory is struggling with reading. Dory seems to be all on her own, expected to make progress without any help, encouragement, or instruction.

Does Dory want to learn to read? Yes. Does she stay on task when left on her own to practice? Not really.

The book is cheerful. Dory, for the most part, is happy, happy, happy nearly all the time. She has her real friends and her imaginary friends to keep her company 24/7. Her imagination is over-the-top delightful. And I think Dory is content to make up her own stories instead of reading stories from a book. Her stories seem to be packed more with adventure and excitement.

Dory is a fictional character. I need to keep this in mind. Dory's over-the-top IMAGINATION has the potential to enchant young readers, to make them really excited about reading. Engaging real readers--real children--is more important than a technical behind-the-scenes guide for adults in how to teach children how to read.

The writing is fun.

Quotes:

But before I get dressed, I have to wake up Mary. Lately, I've had to wake her up with a pan in my hand so she knows I really mean it. She's gotten super lazy now that she stays home when I'm at school.

Rosabelle has a big thick chapter book in her lap. She looks up and sees me running toward her. We take turns picking each other up. It's like hugging, but more dangerous.
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137 reviews3 followers
September 6, 2023
My son found this book hilarious. He liked Dory’s imagination and all of the humor within the story! We will most likely read more of this series as I’m trying to get him into some chapter books that are age appropriate for a second grader.
Profile Image for Shawn Robare.
215 reviews
January 9, 2024
Recently started reading this series with my 5 year-old daughter and decided to add them here because of how great they are as transitional chapter books. My daughter was getting bored with the 32-page picture book format and really wanted longer stories, but she's also not ready for strictly text books. Hanlon's heavily illustrated books fill this gap amazingly. They're still basically chapter books, but have enough illustrations that they keep her attention. These are also special because of the kid logic used in building these stories. My daughter relates so hard to Dory and the way she thinks and acts and feels "seen" when we read these together. Lots of crazy imagination, and odd stuff that spurs lots of fun discussions that get to some deeper issues with acceptance and how to treat others while still being wildly entertaining.
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316 reviews10 followers
May 29, 2019
Imogen: I like how they each let the sheep go once they found the family. I like how Dory kept learning and how she kept trying to read. I like that it will show you how Mrs Gobble Gracker grows.

I kinda liked when she put in the little kids costume. And I like that she calls Mr Nuggy with a banana phone.

I don’t like when Rosabelle attacks her little brother because that’s being mean. I love when she (Gigi) played on the piano and sang silly songs.
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Profile Image for Joy.
1,307 reviews
June 14, 2021
I asked my 9 year old granddaughter to share her favorite book with me and this series apparently is what she thinks is a good read. The book had a lot of black and white simple, cartoon style drawings and a silly plot. I honestly thought it was pretty senseless but I later found out that my 7 1/2 year old granddaughter loves this series of books too, so really, my review shouldn’t count.
Book 36 of broken ankle recovery.
Profile Image for Meredith.
400 reviews
November 5, 2020
The second book in the series wasn’t available from the library, so we read this one after the first. I preferred it to the first book. Dory’s struggling to learn to read in this book, but it doesn’t hamper her imagination.
Profile Image for Eva Kotláriková.
77 reviews3 followers
March 3, 2023
Prva knizka, ktoru moja dcera precitala skor ako ja. Cize odporucena tou najdolezitejsou osobou a stale zapalenejsou citatelkou ❤️🥰
Profile Image for Zuzana Dankic.
467 reviews29 followers
February 6, 2019
Za mna 3,5*, deti asi 4 aj 5* (asi som uz prerastene dieta :D)
No proste Dorka Magorka :D Je dost strelena, rozprava sa sama so sebou a nema problem s vrstvenim oblecenia :D Veeela fantazie a dobre odkukany detsky svet. Dobre obrazky doplnujuce text uplne na jednotku.
Profile Image for Be Like the Squirrel, Girl.
159 reviews
January 9, 2018
Do you want to hear your children laugh maniacally? Then read all the Dory books to them!

Edited to add: maybe you should have Britt read them because Ben is cracking up.
Profile Image for Vikki VanSickle.
Author 20 books239 followers
November 7, 2016
Abby Hanlon’s first person narration is reminiscent of Junie B Jones or Clementine in its potent sense of character and authenticity. Dory talks and feels like a six-year-old. Take, for example, this perfect description of what happens when she sees her best friend Rosabelle: “We take turns picking each other up. It’s like hugging, but more dangerous.” In an excellent example of Knowing Your Audience, in this third adventure, Dory is struggling with her reading. This series is heavily illustrated, with most spreads featuring at least one spot illustration. Perfect series for transitional readers.
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724 reviews15 followers
October 3, 2016
Dory has become beloved to dozens of kids in the town where I work because I put Abby Hanlon's books into their hands, but then the character and her world take it from there. These books are such a funny treat--this one, funny as it is, actually takes a couple of serious turns with Dory struggling to learn to read. So excited to have a new Dory to give to kids and their families.
Profile Image for Erin Downing.
Author 58 books272 followers
November 8, 2016
I LOVE this series. Dory is hilarious, lovable, and so charming.
57 reviews2 followers
December 20, 2016
If your young reader likes Junie B. Jones then the try the Dory Fantasmagory series. Same mischievous little girl as Junie with a big imagination who fights off villains and learns to read.
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Author 22 books156 followers
April 24, 2021
I love that by book 3, it feels as if Dory is growing -- not too fast or too slow. Everything about the Dory Fantasmagory books feel perfectly honest to being a kid.
52 reviews4 followers
September 1, 2016
Another cute Dory book. Dory feels bad that she can't read as well as her friend Rosabelle.
Profile Image for Robert Khorsand.
356 reviews392 followers
December 2, 2023
English Edition (No spoilers):
I really like Dory and her amazing stories. Dory is a nice and lovable young girl who connects with both kids and, to be honest, some grown-ups, like me. She reflects the two sides of me:
1) The real world, and
2) The fun world of imagination.
When we read about her adventures, it mixes these two worlds smoothly, with cool pictures making it even better.

In this story, Dory really wants to learn to read, just like we all love reading. But she's also a bit mischievous, which makes the story more fun. This book is the third one about Dory, and it blends these things together, inviting readers to enjoy the mix of real life and imagination.

I really liked this book and recommend it to my friends.

نسخه‌ی فارسی (فاقد محتوای افشا کننده):
من عاشق کتاب‌‌های کودکان هستم. عاشق اینکه با تماشای نقاشی‌ها و خواندن حرف‌های ساده و شیرین شخصیت‌هایش، از دنیای آدم بزرگ‌ها فاصله بگیرم و کمی ذهنم رو آرام کنم. به همین خاطر از وقتی به یاد می‌آورم، ما بین خواندن چند رمان به سراغ یکی از این کتاب‌ها می‌رفتم، اما این بار این فاصله کمی طولانی شد. چهار ماه از آخرین کتاب کودکی که خوانده بودم می‌گذشت و امروز دلم برای این کتاب‌ها تنگ شد و به طور کاملا تصادفی به یاد «دری» افتادم.
دری نام یک دختر وروجک و دوست داشتنی است که داستان‌هایش توسط خانم «ابی هنلن» نوشته شده و تاکنون شش کتاب از مجموعه‌ی دری چاپ و منتشر شده است. پیشتر کتاب‌های چهارم و پنجم دری را که با عناوین «دری و دندان شیری» و «دری پهلوان پنبه‌ای» توسط نشر پرتقال چاپ و منتشر شده بود خوانده و از نقض کپی رایت این نشر نوشته بودم. بنابراین دیگر نیت به پرداخت پول به این دزدان فرهنگ که دزدی می‌کنند و زبان‌شان هم یک متر دراز است نداشتم و کتاب سوم را از ناشر قانونی خریداری کردم و با مطالعه‌ی داستان و تماشای نقاشی‌هایش با دری همراه شدم.
در این کتاب دری همان دری همیشگی‌ست. او دو دنیا دارد: ۱-دنیای واقعی ۲-دنیای خیال. او اینبار می‌خواد باسواد شود و کتاب بخواند اما فراموش نکنید که او چه وروجکی‌ست. پیشنهاد می‌کنم اگر به کتاب کودکان علاقه دارید حتما به سراغ مجموعه‌ی کتاب دری بروید و لذت ببرید.

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