Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
1.9
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
187
Points per Word
0.002674
Page Count
16
Points per Page
0.03125
Series
Sunshine Level 4
Description
Grandpa, grandma, mother, father, sister, and brother all watch as the Cookernup Store burns down.
Quick Summary
This tiny story follows a whole family as they stand together watching the Cookernup Store go up in flames, which is both oddly thrilling and surprisingly heartwarming. Young readers will enjoy the simple, warm illustrations and the funny little details in this quiet tale of community and what it means to lose something everyone in town relied on. If your kid loves gentle stories like "The Little House" or picture books about small-town life, they'll cozy up to this one. Perfect for kindergarten through second graders just starting to read independently or sharing as a sweet bedtime story.