the relatives came

By Cynthia Rylant Illustrator Stephen Gammell

In a rainbow-colored station wagon that smelled like a real car, the relatives came. When they arrived, they hugged and hugged from the kitchen to the front room. All summer they tended the garden and ate up all the strawberries and melons. They plucked banjos and strummed guitars.

When they finally had to leave, they were sad, but not for long. They all knew they would be together next summer.

• ISBN13:9780590477901
• Format:Paperback Book
• Pages:32
• Genre:Realistic Fiction
• Grades:1 - 2
• Lexile® Measure:AD940L
• Guided Reading Level:GR Level L
• DRA Level:20 - 24
• ACR Level:4.1