“With occasional, cheerful, full-age black-and-white drawings, this debut effort gets the young grade-schooler's viewpoint just right, at school and at home.” —Booklist
“Eminently useful for classroom discussions (and perhaps dental units) and for readers looking for a slice of third-grade life.”—Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
“Mixed in with the humor are very real issues middle-grade readers will recognize, of bullying and the constant need to measure up. The realization that the bully has issues if his own will reassure readers.” —Kirkus Reviews
“It’s a great choice for fans of Clementine, Judy Moody, or Junie B. Jones.”
—Instructor Magazine
“A cheerful, black-and-white cartoon drawing appears in each chapter.”—School Library Journal
