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edition:Paperback
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category: Children's Fiction
published: Sep 2007
ISBN:9781551435015
publisher: Orca Book Publishers

I, Bruno

by Caroline Adderson, illustrated by Helen Flook

tagged: imagination & play, short stories, humorous stories
Description

Bruno is a boy with particular tastes and ideas.

He will not, for example, eat anything green. He spends one day as Sir Bruno and another as the Queen. He is an entrepreneur and he understands the language of Car. Bruno is a boy worth knowing.

About the Authors
Caroline Adderson is the acclaimed, award-winning author of the Jasper John Dooley series, as well as many other books for readers of all ages. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, with her husband and her disobedient Jack Russell terrier, Arlo.

Caroline Adderson is the acclaimed, award-winning author of the Jasper John Dooley series, as well as many other books for readers of all ages. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, with her husband and her disobedient Jack Russell terrier, Arlo.
Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
Age:
6 to 8
Grade:
1 to 3
Reading age:
6 to 8
Awards
  • Short-listed, Chocolate Lily Book Awards
  • , Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice Awards - Shining Willow
  • Commended, CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens
  • Commended, Resource Links, The Year's Best Books
Editorial Reviews

"Adderson writes with poetry, colour, and a real flair for zany description that lends itself to being read aloud."

— Canadian Children's Book News

"Delightful...an excellent read-aloud...Highly recommended."

— CM Magazine

"[Bruno] is witty and willful...A seven-year-old using this to practise reading aloud with a parent will have them both laughing."

— Times-Colonist

"A very enjoyable and humourous story."

— Resource Links

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