Gooney Bird Greene (Gooney Bird Greene, 1)

This is such a fun book! We Love reading this with our daughter. We are huge fans of Lois Lowry so I was thrilled to see she had kids chapter books. I'm so sick of chapter books about magical kittens and perky puppies!

I teach fifth and sixth grade language arts and have used this book for the past three years as an introduction to our writing lessons. The kids love it and they never forget what Gooney Bird teaches them about writing...always have a good beginning, middle, and end ... tell absolutely TRUE stories with interest-catching titles... and the main character is always "right smack in the middle of things"! Gooney Bird has been a great help also when the kids in my class, just like Gooney's classmates, start to get off track and everyone insists on telling a "dog or cat" story. I simply remind the class that it's beginning to sound like a "Gooney Bird" moment! They all know exactly what I mean and we are quickly back on track! Thanks, Gooney, for being such an important "member" of my language arts classes! We love you! (Can't wait to get the sequel...Gooney Bird and the Room Mother!)

My students loved this book. The only part they did not like had nothing to do with the book. I would read this everyday when they were getting ready to go home and it was only about 5 minutes every day. They begged me to buy some more of these books.

I've always read this to my second graders. This year I'm in fourth grade. I saw a fifth grade teacher recommend this. I was hesitant since it's on about a third grade reading level. It was the best week. We laughed so hard together. They caught on much quicker. I recommend this for EVERYONE between 6-106 years old.

I use this story to help teach writing elements to 2nd graders! Love it.The boys like it, too.

Bought for Granddaughter for Christmas. Not familiar with this book. The summery sounded good. Hope she enjoys it.

Hilarious. 6 YO can’t quite read it all on her own just yet - but. - is more than happy to listen and she reads the parts that she can. More involved than a Branches Book, but holds attention VERY well.

Fabulous! Gooney Bird moves to a new school and carries the class to new heights with her insouciant confidence, outlandish clothes, and effervescent storytelling. Their teacher, Ms. Pigeon and the principal are also first-rate. This is a classroom series not to miss, although Mary Marony and the Chocolate Surprise by Suzy Kline, stands out as a single book with great power also. Great reads and read-alouds for the early chapter book crowd. More books like this, please, Lois Lowry!

Hey, If Grandma sent it to her beloved granddaughter you know it's Perfect!!

I had received recommendation of this book from some website. My daughter didn't put the book down until finished and we ended up buying all in the series. Lois Lowry is brilliant writer and opens a great world of imagination for kids. I will recommend this to all kids in range of 6-8 yrs.

I bought this book for my classroom because I heard it was fantastic. I read out loud during lunch and snack time. It really was an amazing book, but unfortunately two of the pages were completely gray and I was unable to read those pages. I had to guess what was being said.

En muy pocas páginas, exploramos varias dinámicas: El papel del gato en su historia de la mudanza; la profe y sus alumnos; la alumna que no habla; la evolución de la indumentaria de Gooney; la lección sobre cómo escribir un cuento; la relación entre Gooney y la profe, y los alumnos. Todo se resuelve de una manera divertida y creíble.

Cute, clean and entertaining! Even the boys sat still and listened up. Is re-read over and over, and one of the first books off the shelf.