Harold has a sister named Gina. She’s mentioned earlier in the book. But how old is she? Edgardo needs to tie his sneaker.
A great big thank you to Ms. O’Leary and her fabulous second grade class at the Hosmer School for inviting me—and Harold—to come for a school visit. Reading—and listening—really IS fun! Ms. O’Leary had already read them Chapter 1 (“Moving Day”), Chapter 2 (“The Day After Moving Day”), and Chapter 3 (“The Day After The…
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A funky home for a few Harold’s This is Joanne Rossman (and Rita Rose). The ladies are wearing a 1Genet Scarf from One.org, an organization working to end extreme poverty and preventable disease. This is her shop, right here in Roslindale Village. And now she’s carrying Harold!
Harold
Harold is worried, as second grade is about to start and he’s doesn’t want the kids at school to laugh at him because he can’t tie his shoes.
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The clothes have been bought.
The bedroom has (possibly) been tidied.
The snow-globe of the Empire State Building has been shaken (for good luck).
Everything is ready. But…someone is still worried about something.
Second grade’s about to start for Harold and….he can’t tie his shoes. He doesn’t want the kids at school to laugh at him because he can’t tie his shoes.
If someone you know is worried about school starting, read them “Harold and the Wimple-Dimple Dimmer-Wimmer.”
Because a lot of kids are worried about something: the new school bus, struggling with reading, being the new kid. Let them discover Harold’s worry, and get them talking about a worry they might have.
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Chapter 1. Moving Day
Chapter 2. The Day After Moving Day
Chapter 3. The Day After the Day After Moving Day
Chapter 4. The Day After That
Chapter 5. The Last Day
When New Yorkers discover Harold, the city won’t be able to get enough of him!
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We have entered the Animoto Company Holiday Video contest. Video with the most votes wins the laptop. And we kind of need it, Barney spilled a mug of Lemon Verbena tea that a very happy customer brought him back from Harrod’s (in London) all over his, and it was an iffy 24-hours in the office whilst we…
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