Acclaimed author and illustrator Rosemary Wells gives readers another thoughtful story about Yoko and her friends. In Read Me a Story, Mrs. Jenkins, Yoko’s teacher, starts to worry when Yoko is not able to read at the same level as her classmates. Her friends laugh at her, but Yoko is not worried. Why? Because Yoko is keeping a secret. Yoko’s mother begins to worry too after Mrs. Jenkins calls her in for a parent-teacher conference. Her worries turn out to be unfounded, however, as she overhears Yoko reading origami instructions to her friend Timothy. Why is Yoko pretending she can’t read or write. Pick up a copy of Read Me a Story at your local library to find out.
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