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Tony Baloney: Pen Pal

Tony Baloney: Pen Pal

byPam Munoz Ryan
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Cholla Cactus
5.0 out of 5 starsIt is easy for young children to relate to the penguin!
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2017
Tony Baloney books seem to be really innocent and cute. They always make me smile. Good news, the 3.5 year old likes them too! This story has a good message about keeping an open mind regarding your friends and pen pals. I like the fact that Tony Baloney is a far from perfect young penguin - it makes it easy for my young son to relate to him! We're going to *try* to start mailing letters to a pen pal in NYC because of this book.
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CL
2.0 out of 5 starsNot a Fan of the Messages
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2016
While I like that this book is an easy reader and cute for kids, I find that it teaches kids that stereotypes are okay.

For example, in the beginning of the book, it talked about his bossy big sister. Now we all know about bossy big sisters but they are in no way acceptable. On the other hand, I was glad when at the end the parents stepped in and defended the penguin.

I was also not fond of the school rules. While they were all reasonable rules, Tony broke them often. Or at least that what the teacher thought. If the teacher was a good teacher, she would have talked to Tony giving him other strategies to help him work through what she felt where his problems.

I felt this book talked down to Tony. I think all of his mistakes were age appropriate and should have been talked about. Not a fan of the way the teacher treated him.

As a side note, I am all into holding kids accountable for their actions. However, the only way they can be held accountable is if you talk to them and get their side of the story.

This book made Tony accountable as if he was always doing something wrong.
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Cholla Cactus
5.0 out of 5 stars It is easy for young children to relate to the penguin!
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2017
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Tony Baloney books seem to be really innocent and cute. They always make me smile. Good news, the 3.5 year old likes them too! This story has a good message about keeping an open mind regarding your friends and pen pals. I like the fact that Tony Baloney is a far from perfect young penguin - it makes it easy for my young son to relate to him! We're going to *try* to start mailing letters to a pen pal in NYC because of this book.
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Raymond B. Mcguire
5.0 out of 5 stars My son's current favorite book in the Whole Wide-y World
Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2012
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We originally borrowed this book from the local library and, at first, my three year old son didn't like it. He was more into the car books we borrowed, but as we read the story over and over again, he started repeating the phrases that made the book so memorable. In fact, my son liked it so much, we purchased the book from Amazon. We only purchase books from garage sales or similarly cheap venues, so paying almost full price is a testament to how much our son loves this book. We also purchased the second book- "School Rules" which is good, but this book is much more memorable with better one-line phrases. I can't express enough how much my son enjoys this book, so I will stop here as I can already hear Dandelion exclaim, "alright alright, don't get so mushy on me".
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Catherine
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice read aloud to prepare for first day of school
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2017
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This would be a good read aloud for a 5 or 6 year old preparing to attend school. Tony tries to have a good first day at school, but there are some mishaps. He survives mistakes and embarrassment to ultimately have a successful day.
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Amanda
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2019
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It was a great book to read my class of 2nd graders before having them write letters to their penpals. It teaches that not everything you say in a letter is who you are as a person(or penguin).
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Mike
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2018
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My child loves Tony Baloney! This one and the other two we have are some of her favorites to read.
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lisa
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2018
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My students love his book. It is a great way to introduce rules of the classroom, especially when it is ok to interrupt the teacher when I am speaking.
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Kristina Carter
5.0 out of 5 stars "Tony Baloney did not love trouble.
Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2014
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This rhyming book which includes the line: "Tony Baloney did not love trouble...but trouble loved him." Was an instant favorite with my six year old grandson who had it mostly memorized by reading #4. Good fun and a good lesson about humility is hidden in there as well.
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Connie T Walraven
4.0 out of 5 stars Teacher review
Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2020
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Sweet back to school book.
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Sherry Serio
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2018
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LOVED THE BOOK!!!!
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Maira Gonzales
5.0 out of 5 stars Cute and funny story.
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2020
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This story is cute and funny. My kids loved it.
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