Review by Booklist Review
Gr. 1^-2. Another seasonal entry in the Dial Easy-to-Read series. This book about Lionel includes four stories. In the first, Lionel decides how to celebrate the longest day of the year. He next manages to stay awake to watch the Fourth of July fireworks. In the third story, he sells his lemonade stand to his sister Louise, and finally, Lionel and Louise begin a car trip as backseat rivals but soon become allies in manipulating their parents. Lightened by a refreshingly childlike humor, the stories will appeal to young readers who know Lionel, as well as those meeting him here for the first time. Natti's expressive colored-pencil drawings with watercolor washes look as bright as a summer day. Good fun for young readers. --Carolyn Phelan
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Review by School Library Journal Review
Gr 1-3-This worthy addition to a quality series features four short, seasonal stories. In the first, Lionel has made many plans for the longest day of the year. When a friend explains that the longest day doesn't have any more hours in it than a regular day, Lionel decides to go straight to the most important thing-doing nothing. In another chapter, Lionel wants to stay up for the fireworks at the Fourth of July carnival so he goes into the Haunted House and scares himself wide awake. In the next episode, when the boy sets up a lemonade stand, his know-it-all sister tells him that he's doing everything wrong. He then tricks Louise into buying his business and gets the better of her-at least this time. In the last selection, the siblings drop not very subtle hints that they really need to stop for ice cream during a long car trip. The enjoyable, colored-pencil and watercolor-wash illustrations are a fine match for the tales. Children will identify with and laugh with the characters.-Anne Parker, Milton Public Library, MA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Horn Book Review
When summer starts, Lionel has a lengthy list of things he wants to do on the longest day. Each of these four chapters, told in simple sentences and accompanied by lively illustrations, portrays typical summertime activities, including Fourth of July fireworks, a lemonade stand, and the family vacation. Krensky nicely captures the relationship between Lionel and his sister, showing their rivalry and their caring. From HORN BOOK Fall 1998, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Kirkus Book Review
Lionel and his family are back for more adventures in this latest Easy-to-Read installment. Krensky's grasp of a child's perspective is readily apparent in these vignettes from Lionel's summer vacation, which is focused on some classic childhood moments: Lionel's triumphant quest to stay awake for Fourth of July festivities; his fledgling entrepreneurship with an American icon, the lemonade stand; and the ubiquitous car trip en famille. Wry humor punctuates the stories, highlighted by Natti's witty illustrations. Beginning readers will be engrossed by the engaging content and encouraged by the fluid text. (Picture book. 4-8)
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