Herbie Jones

Third grade isn't looking too good for Herbie Jones. Not only is he stuck being in Apples, the lowest reading group in class, but he has to get a birthday present for annoying Annabelle and be good for the entire field trip to the museum! How is Herbie ever going to make it through the year?

Customer Reviews:

Great book!

By A Customer - January 24, 2000

In the same genre as Junie B. Jones, this book is easy to read and funny. My third grader, who has a learning disability, liked it, and we have found very few books that he likes. Example: the boys in the book think that RSVP means "remove shoes very promptly," so they wonder why they're the only two who took their shoes off at a birthday party. Because it's a clever book, I don't mind listening while my son reads it aloud to me.

Herbie Jones is an awesome book!

By A Kid's Review - April 1, 2004

(...)We just read Herbie Jones and we think it is the best book on Earth! We don't like reading usually, but we liked this book and we hope you do too. The main character is Herbie Jones. (...) He lives in Connecticut just like us. He has a big sister Olivia just like one of us. Herbie loves to read but he doesn't do well on his assignments. He can do anything if he puts his mind to it, like moving up to the next higher reading group, "The Chargers." Herbie's friend, Raymond, also wants to go up to the higher reading group, but it's really hard for him. The other characters in the book include his friend Raymond and Annabelle, Margie and his teacher, Miss Pinkham. His parents and sister are also in the book. Herbie also made two spider friends in his bathroom at home. He always comes home after school to tell his spiders, Gus and Spike, about his day. The author did a good job describing Raymond's cheeseburger because it made us want to eat a cheeseburger too. There... read more

This is a great book for young readers.

By A Kid's Review - January 30, 2003

Herbie Jones is an awesome book. Herbie Jones is about a kid and how he is. He is brave because he snuck off and got a hamburger. Herbie is funny because he is trying to get on honor roll. At the beginning he got a 100 on his spelling test. Raymond bought Mrs. Pinkham a purple magic marker because he likes her as a teacher. At the end of the book Herbie's sister killed his pet spiders because she was cleaning the house. Herbie's mom got a new job. You should try reading this book.