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Available
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Publication
Puffin Books (2003), Edition: Reprint, 96 pages
Description
Bossy Moffie and her quiet twin brother Morgie both enjoy starting school, especially getting gold stars and making new friends.
User reviews
LibraryThing member aezeek
This is a really cute book about the Barker twins who are about to start kindergarten. Moffie always wsnts to be first, correct, and win the gold stars at school. Morgie simply wants to make friends. When the teacher tells Moffie to let other children have a chance answerieng questions, she gets
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upset because she has not made any friends yet because she is too busy trying to get the gold stars. Finally, the teacher asks a question about dinasours and Morgie knows the answer and gets a gold star all while Moffie makes new friends! Show Less
LibraryThing member kjacks26
I liked this book a lot. I thought that this book would be great for a young child to read or hear because it expresses situations that could happen to them. The sentences are very simple (short), and there is a lot of dialogue exchanged so the reader can tell exactly how the characters feel
The central message of this book is that being the best at everything and knowing everything is not always what is important. Moffie knew every single question that her teacher asked her, and made sure she was the first to stand up and tell the whole class. She took pride and was snooty about being the smartest in the class but soon no one in the class wanted to be around her.
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through out the story. For example, “ ‘How was your first day at school?’ Mama asked. ‘I got a old star because I know all my colors,’ Moffie said. ‘And I met a new friend. His name is Billy. He likes dinosaurs too,’ Morgie told Mama.” I also liked how the illustrations were set up in the book. Most pictures are in a box, and sometimes there were more than one box on a page. It allowed you to see all aspects of the same situation from different viewpoints.The central message of this book is that being the best at everything and knowing everything is not always what is important. Moffie knew every single question that her teacher asked her, and made sure she was the first to stand up and tell the whole class. She took pride and was snooty about being the smartest in the class but soon no one in the class wanted to be around her.
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LibraryThing member jmistret
The Barkers are twin dogs that are very much alike in their looks yet extremely different. These characters are also based on dePaola’s family. Morgan and Moffat are two of his Welsh terrier dogs.
Subjects
Awards
Texas 2x2 Reading List (2002)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2001
Physical description
96 p.; 10.1 inches
ISBN
0142500836 / 9780142500835
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