From the earliest stages of sounding out words to the excitement of reading a whole book without help, Ready-to-Read books open up a world of possibilities to children at three different levels:

LEVEL 1: STARTING TO READ

LEVEL 2: READING TOGETHER

LEVEL 3: READING ALONE

Samuel and Sadie are pretty silly. Sometimes they argue over where to hang a picture -- when they both want it in the same spot. And sometimes they wash their clothes while they are still wearing them! But even though Samuel and Sadie never get things quite right, they know what's really important.

 

This book is part of a book series called Ready-To-Read .

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 40 pages in this book. This book was published 1998 by Simon & Schuster .

Ann Whitford Paul and David Walker collaborated on If Animals Said I Love You and If Animals Kissed Good Night, which has sold hundreds of thousands of copies and earned a starred review from Publishers Weekly. Ms. Paul lives in Los Angeles, California. Mr. Walker lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Stuart J. Murphy is a visual learning specialist. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, he has a strong background in design and art direction. He also has extensive experience in the world of educational publishing. Drawing on all these talents, Stuart J. Murphy brings a unique perspective to the MathStart series. In MathStart books, pictures do more than tell stories; they teach math. Stuart J. Murphy and his wife, Nancy, live in Boston. Sylvie Wickstrom is the author and illustrator of several books for children. I Love You, Mister Bear was inspired by Ms. Wickstrom's daughter, Sosha, who once rescued her own Mister Bear from a local yard sale. The original Mister Bear now keeps Ms. Wickstrom company in her studio while she writes and illustrates her picture books. Sylvie Wickstrom grew up in France and now lives in Albany, New York.