{"id":25823,"date":"2015-01-18T23:22:09","date_gmt":"2015-01-19T03:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=25823"},"modified":"2015-01-18T23:22:09","modified_gmt":"2015-01-19T03:22:09","slug":"review-of-ling-ting-twice-as-silly-by-grace-lin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=25823","title":{"rendered":"Review of Ling & Ting: Twice as Silly, by Grace Lin"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"twice_as_silly_large\"<\/a>Ling & Ting<\/p>\n

Twice as Silly<\/em><\/p>\n

by Grace Lin<\/p>\n

Little, Brown and Company, New York, 2014. 44 pages.<\/p>\n

This is a chapter book for beginning readers. It includes six stories with a surprise, silly payoff for readers who get to the end of each story.<\/p>\n

Not to be spoilery, I\u2019ll give an example of one story. Ling and Ting are playing on swings and Ling says she can swing higher than a tree. Ting challenges her, asking \u201cA tree that is taller than a giraffe?\u201d then a building, a mountain, and more. Ling says \u201cYes\u201d to every challenge. Here\u2019s the end page of that story:<\/p>\n

\u201cOkay,\u201d Ting says. \u201cShow me how you can swing higher than a tree.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI am doing it right now,\u201d Ling says. \u201cWe both are.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are?\u201d Ting asks. \u201cHow?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is easy to swing higher than a tree,\u201d Ling says. \u201cA tree cannot swing.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Another fun thing is that the last story, \u201cNot a Silly Story,\u201d pulls in an element from each of the earlier stories.<\/p>\n

This book uses simple words, repetition, and picture clues to help beginning readers. But it is not boring. The silliness and fun little twists at the end will leave readers smiling, over and above the sense of accomplishment they will gain from reading these on their own.<\/p>\n

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Source: This review is based on a library book from Fairfax County Public Library.<\/p>\n

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