Gr. 1. Part of the Hello Reader! series, this is a lively school yard story told in simple active sentences, some in rhyme, and illustrated with big, exaggerated colored cartoon drawings. The children go outside at recess time. Dan runs. Max slides. Pam rolls (in her wheelchair). Then the focus is on Sam. "Sam swings. Sam falls . . . Sam jumps. Sam stops. Sam looks for the boys' room. He needs to go." But he sees two bathroom doors, and he can't read the signs on them. Kids will laugh at the common dilemma, and they will appreciate how Sam learns to spell BOY and GIRL.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Hazel Rochman