The One in the Middle Is the Green Kangaroo (Paperback)

from awalls4

I like this book because of its central message. The central message of the book is to be comfortable with who you are and recognize that you are important and have your own individual talents. In the beginning of the story, Freddy is upset because he feels like he never gets attention in his hou...

from bamabreezin4

Kids can relate to being an older, middle or younger child, and this book puts each position in the family in perspective.

from hnebeker

Being a middle child, this book would have been great for me to read as a child, but it wasn't around then:( However, reading it now was almost as deliciously validating as I imagine it would have been back then. Once again, Blume has captured the perfect description of what it's like to be a chi...

from empress8411

I read this book once many years, but didn't remember until I saw the pictures. Amy Aitken's delightful illistrations enhances the story. I enjoyed ready about how Freddy Dissel found a way to be himself and to come to terms with being the overlooked one. This is an excellent book to read to youn...

from loeb001

This is a great intermediate book. It is about a little boy named Freddy who is the middle child, he has one older brother, in which Freddie has to wear his hand me downs, and one younger sister, who he had to give his room up for. Freddie is in second grade and wants to be apart of the fifth and...