Louella the parrot is loaned for a bird-show,but gets mixed up with another parrot along the way. What happens before the mistake is discovered provides hilarious fun.

Carolyn Haywood was my favorite author for a year or so when I was in third grade.She writes a series of funny escapades about Eddie Wilson,age 7,who shows that his parents' trash is his treasure-and vice versa.

Children make friends so easily and sometimes those friendships are the kind that last a lifetime.This story of a very special summer for four friends should be a must for first-to-second grade reading.

I have read and reread this book to our two oldest children, ages 5 and 6. They don't want me to read more than a chapter a night for fear we will finish too quickly. The story: Brother and sister (around 5 years?) meet new friends at their new home in the country and have a great summer together. I love this book because it is absolutely, delightfully innocent, and with just a touch of 5 to 6 year old humor to entertain even the sophiosticated kindergartner. If you buy this book, you will be the one asking the kids to choose it for bedtime reading.