I, Bruno
by Caroline Adderson
illustrated by Helen Flook
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- Age:
- 6 to 8
- Grade:
- 1 to 3
- Reading age:
- 6 to 8
- Short-listed, Chocolate Lily nominee
- Commended, CCBC Best Books
- Short-listed, SYRCA Shining Willow nominee
- Commended, Resource Links "The Year's Best"
Bruno is a boy with particular tastes and ideas. He will not, for example, eat anything green. He spends one day as Sir Bruno and another as the Queen. He is an entrepreneur and he understands the language of Car. Bruno is a boy worth knowing.
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Bruno gobbled up Mom's macaroni. It tasted so good! Then he saw something in the bottom of the bowl. Something was hidden in the cheese. "Ah!" he screamed. "There's green in my macaroni!"
"It's just zucchini," Mom said. "Just a tiny little bit."
"It's green!" Bruno put down his spoon. He wasn't hungry anymore.
"[Bruno] is witty and willful...A seven-year-old using this to practise reading aloud with a parent will have them both laughing."
"A very enjoyable and humourous story."
"Delightful...an excellent read-aloud...Highly recommended."
"Adderson writes with poetry, colour, and a real flair for zany description that lends itself to being read aloud."
