Review: GUESSING GAME
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 24, 2014
Albert was bored one summer day until a truck came by and dropped a huge wooden box in the yard next door. He runs to get his sister who peers over the fence and asks the man guarding the box what is inside. Mack, the guard, gives hints, but refuses to divulge its contents. The industrious Albert sets up a lemonade stand and charges the neighbors ten cents for each guess. After one hundred thirty one guesses, no one had come up with the correct answer, but Albert's dog named Fred knows more than he lets on.Collier wants the child to use deductive reasoning, story pictures, and the clues revealed in the story to solve the puzzle of what is in the box. As usual, Collier's rhymes are catchy and the story is fun to read aloud. This book is intended for children age four through six though the younger child will probably need some help in putting the clues together. Lots of fun for children as well as the adults who read it aloud for them!