Weenies Series – Rebecca Autrey

I think the Weenies Series is perfect for the classroom.  As a person who doesn’t have a lot of time to read long novels, this is the perfect book.  It is full of entertaining short stories that hold my interest and are easy to read between class and other activities.  The stories are pretty funny and can get a little crazy and I think that is perfect for kids.  I would recommend this book to the kid who has trouble sitting down to finish a book.  The stories are just the right length to be interesting and teach a lesson but are short enough that a kid can get through them in less than 10 minutes.  Due to the change in plot every few pages, this book is almost guaranteed to hold a child’s attention and if they don’t like one of the stories they can easily skip over it and move on to the next one.

I think this book is perfect for SSR (silent sustained reading) or even just for reading aloud at the end of class.  Within 20 minutes of SSR a child can get through a few stories and then may even be motivate to pick up The Weenies Series to read later in their own free time.  And as for reading aloud in class, I think this would be a perfect way to end the day.  Something light and funny to send the kids off with and keep reading on their minds.  This is a series I definitely want in my future classroom and I can’t wait to share it with students!