Rick Is Sick

by David McPhail

Book Overview

The stars of Jack and Rick are back in another playful adventure. And this time Rick learns that being sick isn't so bad when you have a helpful friend--especially when that friend is Jack!

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0152050922
• ISBN13: 9780152050924
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.6" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

Fun and Engaging Easy Read for the Beginner

This beginning reader's book is enlivened by author/illustrator David McPhail's sense of humor and what look like watercolor pictures. McPhail's soft circular illustrations recall the Beatrix Potter books, as do the two animals at the center of the story. Jack, a jackrabbit, goes to Rick the bear's tree to play, but Rick is sick. Jack wants to help, but when he gives Rick something warm to drink it's too hot, and when he brings him a bag of ice to cool down, Rick is too cold. In a slightly confusing scene, Jack sits on Rick's chest to warm him up after the ice (which went between Rick's body and the covers). The helpful Jack finally gets so tired that he takes a nap with his bear friend, the bear looking fondly (and with a trace of bemusement) at his friend with one eye open. The story is 14 pages long, with two sentences on every other page. . An additional five pages include an activity (make a "friendship award"), five questions about the story, and a page about David McPhail (which shows a recovered Rick playing jump rope with his pal Jack). Recommended by the publishers for ages 4 to 6, first grade, "Guided Reading Level--D," and "Reading Recover Level-6." First-graders and older kids may also enjoy hearing books from McPhail's very funny pig series, including "Pigs Ahoy," and "Pigs Galore."