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by: Jack Gantos
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780064437059
ISBN: 0064437051
Label: HarperCollins
Manufacturer: HarperCollins
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 40
Publication Date: August 31, 2000
Publisher: HarperCollins
Reading Level: Baby-Preschool
Release Date: July 25, 2000
Sales Rank: 187155
Studio: HarperCollins
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Product Description:
The character Rotten Ralph was created more than twenty years ago. Now the worlds most rotten cat and his friend, Sarah, set out again on a variety of capricious capers. In three brand-new boisterously entertaining stories, Rotten Ralph is sure to weasel his way into the hearts of another generation of readers. In Back to School for Rotten Ralph, summer is over, and Sarah cant wait to start school and make some new friendsother than her rotten cat, Ralph. But Ralph wants to be Sarahs only friend, and he won't be left behind. When Sarah boards the school bus, he disguises himself as a student, follows her to class, and starts his scheme of sabotage. Ralphs plan works brilliantly until his true identity is revealed and the entire class wants to be friends with Sarah and Ralph!
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Rating:  - Rotten Ralph is My Favorite!
I Love Rotten Ralph! I have been working in libraries for quite some time. I was elated when I discovered my pal Ralph as an adult. I was also shocked to discover that most people do not know about him. I didn't either while growing up. Ralph has been around since the 1970's. All of the old school library ladies that I knew never ordered Rotten Ralph books because they just didn't get it! Rotten Ralph is just good fun. Ralph doesn't mean to be Rotten. He gets carries away like many children do. Also, ... Read More
Rating: - Ralph Wrecks Havoc
"Back to School for Rotten Ralph" has some of the most vivid, color-saturated illustrations I've seen recently. Nicole Rubel, one of my favorite illustrator/authors ("Cyrano the Bear," "A Cowboy Named Ernestine") draws busy backgrounds, reflecting Rotten Ralph's frenetic activity to keep Sarah from returning to school. It's not that the cat dislikes school; he just wants Sarah all to himself. The time-tested slapstick humor is very easy to understand. Ralph gives Sarah some trick soap and her newly ... Read More
Rating:  - Explores sibling jealousy in a unique way
Here's a book about the first day of school that doesn't have the main character dreading her first day of school. On the contrary, Sarah is excited at the thought of making new friends.
But not everyone in the household is as happy for Sarah. In fact, Ralph, Sarah's rotten red cat, is doing everything he can to sabotage her school day: he sets back her clock, draws all over her new school dress and tries to trick her into staying home by faking an illness.
When Ralph gets the ... Read More
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