Silly Milly (Scholastic Reader, Level 1) Paperback – April 1, 2010

Great book for beginner readers. My daughter could read this with help at the beginning of kindergarten and can now read this independently at the end of school.

Funny, cute and entertaining

Cute story with multiple learning benefits.The cleverly woven story begins by asking the reader if they can solve the riddle of Milly and her rather unusual way of choosing what she likes.Example: "She likes green, but she does not red. She likes seeds, but she does not like flowers."With each detailed, and often comical, new illustration of Milly's likes and dislikes the young reader is drawn further into the story.As I read this story with my 6 year-old niece, Nicole, I too was curious and eager to solve the riddle of Milly's likes and dislikes. As for my niece -well, she was more impressed by the details in all the illustrations; especially the one with Milly in the shower with her umbrella. When we finally discovered the secret to Milly's likes (she like things with double letters), we had a good time going back through the pages and finding all the words with double letters.While Nicole wasn't able to read the entire story all by herself (the text passages are on the more advanced side of the traditional Level One Books), I was extremely pleased to see how Nicole confidence soared, as she correctly identified each of the words double letters; and it nearly brought tears to my eyes when she shouted, "See I CAN read!"I look forward to reading more Silly Milly books....

Great granddaughter loved it. She is just learning to read and the silly things Milly does/likes keeps interest.

This is a cute Level 1 Easy to read book for kids in K/1st grade. I bought this along with a joke book because my 6 year old nephew who was entering 1st grade in the fall, was not wanting to read anything. I showed him the joke book and he said, "I can't wait to read this!" That's made the purchase worthwhile for me! Silly Milly is a interesting book about a woman who likes weird things. You go through the story finding out what she does and doesn’t like. The child can attempt to guess why Milly likes certain things and not others (SPOILER: she only likes words with double letters like the word “letters”). My nephew figured out what the trick was and then we spent a while telling other things she would and wouldn’t like. It’s a great exercise for growing brains. Highly recommend.

My daughter, 2nd grader, is struggling with her reading. She loved this book! It was short and hilarious!

This book is fairly adorable with great illustrations. Perfect for my niece in 1st grade.

I love that my granddaughter was able to read this all by herself