Bink and Gollie

Bink and Gollie

 by Kate DiCamillo

Summary: Two roller-skating best friends – one tiny, one tall – share three comical adventures involving outrageously bright socks, an impromptu trek to the Andes, and a most unlikely marvelous companion.

This splendid book won the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award, a prestigious award for easy readers (sometimes called beginning readers). I can confidently say that I would have enjoyed this book when I began reading right along with Dr. Seuss books. Do not be overwhelmed by the size of the book! It is mostly illustrations with little text on each page. The book is repetitive and uses mostly words that beginning readers are learning or who have learned. For an extra challenge and to keep things interesting, the authors occasionally throw in larger words, such as “marvelous.”

Interest Level: grades K-3
Reading Level: grade 2