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The Cobble Street Cousins is another fantastic emerging reader series by the prolific and amazing Cynthia Rylant. The length and reading level are slightly higher than her Lighthouse Family Series, as is the subject and tone, but if the interest level is high enough readers will make the reach. Rylant's series are the antithesis of the reigning queen of chapter books, Junie B Jones and,
This series of books was among the first that I reviewed when I started my blog in August of 2008. As much as I loved the books, I reviewed them a bit reluctantly because they weren't all in paperback at the time and it seemed as though they might go out of print, even though Cynthia Rylant (Henry and Mudge, Mr Putter and Tabby, Missing May)is the winner of multiple Newbery and Caldecott
I never would have picked these up if I hadn't read your review (complete with polemic warning!). We've read the first two as bedtime stories the last two nights and both girls just love them. They're so warm and cozy; a bit like the innocence and nostalgic vibe of the Penderwicks. I kept waiting for something bad to happen to create tension, but then realized that it wasn't coming...which was
Your description of these books is perfect - warm & cozy. Isn't funny how, either adulthood or the current state of kid's books, has trained us to tense up in expectation of disaster, tragedy or worse when we read? I know I just read another book where I kept holding my breath, waiting for that moment that never came. Just can't remember what it was!