Fun with Our Family

Dick and Jane (Hardcover Readers)

by William S. Gray

Dick, Jane, Sally, Mother, and Father are not the only family having fun. This time, meet Mike, twin sisters Pam and Penny, and their parents. Two families mean twice the laughs and twice the fun. Beginning readers will love the way each chapter is an individual story, and parents and educators will appreciate the way this format encourages young readers? progression.

Genres: Childrens, Fiction

144 pages, Hardcover

First published July 30, 2004

Reviews

[Jon Nakapalau · Rating 5 out of 5]

A time warp to an America that may never have existed...or may have existed for a very few - a middle class dream that lasted from the end of WWII to 1963 when Kennedy was assassinated. I can just barely remember D/J books when I was a little boy; having said this it just reminds me that I am very old and just getting older!

[Janet C-B · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I was an early reader, in the mid-1950's this was just my type of book. I love that it was a big fat book with many pages. And, realistic fiction was my kind of thing. Learning to read with Dr.Seuss would have been a big stretch for me.

[Sue · Rating 5 out of 5]

Old School, but wonderful word progression in the stories. This book really helped my kids learn to read, and more importantly, really want to read. Lovely illustrations too.

[Marion Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent book that kindergartens and first graders can read from the classroom library. This book has various stories about 2 different families. Both families are spending time with their own family by playing outside, cleaning the house, and cooking. The illustrations shows how people lived and dressed in the 1960's. The words are easy for kids to sound out on their own and as the stories goes on, each pages get little longer than the beginning part of the book. This book helps with a lot of the sight words that the kids learn at the beginning of their school ages.

[Megan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Megan's Comments: **Spoiler Alert** :) It was VERY nice. I liked about it that Jane needed some help to get the suitcase down. Dick helped and at the end it got shut on his pants.

Mom's Comments: Megan sat one night and read the whole book. About 140 pages. Took her at least an hour and half maybe 2 hours.

[Judah · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a 4 star book because it is mainly about like Penny and Pan and Mike, so why didn't they call it like Pen and Penny or something like that because it is not much about Dick and Jane. I did not really like reading about Penny and Pen and Mike.

[Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars for the nostalgic factor. I remember learning to read with these books. There WAS an introduction in this volume - but I wished for an historical note. I do not recall the family of color. Off to Google I went. The Black family was introduced in 1965– just as the books were phasing out. Good to offer up some diversity, however the family seems very middle-class suburban white in all aspects. It was definitely a different era — this is a glimpse into very early integration.

[Alyson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Do you have young children or students who are itching to read chapter books but just aren’t quite ready? Dick and Jane: Fun with our Family is your answer! It is a collection of stories compiled together in a thick, chapter book-like format. Your beginner readers can feel like they’re reading a “chapter book” while practicing high frequency words, fluency and expression!

[Karol · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brought me back to 1972-1973 reading and comprehension lessons.

[Tracy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had Matthew read some of the chapters to me and it was a pretty good book for his reading level.

[Janice · Rating 3 out of 5]

Disappointed, why didn't they just print the old ones again with the stories and books arranged the way they were. No word lists in back.