Rats on the Roof

James Marshall, a Caldecott Honor artist, delivers a delightful collection of seven short, illustrated stories in "Rats on the Roof." Each story features anthropomorphized animals, like rats who love to dance, a sheep who pretends to read, and a goose with a mistaken identity. The book is designed for children just beginning to read chapter books, offering engaging narratives and plenty of humor to keep them entertained. It's an excellent choice for fostering independent reading skills or for a series of fun read-aloud sessions.

"In seven illustrated stories . . . this Caldecott Honor artist introduces an array of lively anthropomorphized animals in amusing predicaments."--Publishers Weekly Rats can’t dance, right? Wrong. Here are seven silly stories about some very unusual creatures. Meet a sheep who can’t read (but thinks he can), an owl who outwits a brontosaurus, and a goose who thinks her wolf neighbors are canaries. “Those just beginning to read chapter books should find that this is just the thing to tickle their funnybones.”—School Library Journal