Princess Pink and the Land of Fake-Believe: The Three Little Pugs by Noah Z. Jones - Suggested for Grades K-3
Posted on 05/06/2019
Princess Pink and the Land of Fake-Believe: The Three Little Pugs by Noah Z. Jones“Students love the colored illustrations in this chapter book that allow readers to get the best of both worlds. These stories take a classic fairy tale and change the details to create a funny story.” - Beth Hoelke, librarian at Hixson Elementary School.

Princess Pink and the Land of Fake-Believe by Noah Z. Jones is the Hamilton Book of the Week nominated by Beth Hoelke, the librarian at Hixson Elementary. Princess Pink and the Land of Fake-Believe is a four book series that turns traditional fairy-tales upside-down and makes them humorous. In Princess Pink and the Land of Fake-Believe: The Three Little Pugs, Princess Pink, and her friend Moldlocks must defeat the Three Little Pugs--the trickiest car dealers in town. This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. The Princess Pink and the Land of Fake-Believe books are fast and easy to read, making kids want to start the next one right away!

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Princess Pink has to shut down a shady car dealership run by the Three Little Pugs! In the Land of Fake-Believe, Princess Pink meets the Three Little Pugs--the trickiest car dealers in town. They sold Scaredy-Pants Wolf an actual lemon instead of a car! Princess and her friend Moldylocks must work together to get their friend his money back. Princess will have to use her new karate moves to block, chop, and kick down this shady business for good!

To check out more recommended books in the Hamilton Book of the Week at https://www.hcde.org/parents___students/suggested_reading.

Hamilton Book of the Week seeks to move Hamilton County Schools closer to district goals found in the Future Ready 2023 action plan. We hope to encourage kids to read more books for fun by sharing books popular at area schools.

District goals more students reading will address include:
• Reading improvement will increase the number of students on-track or mastering English language arts
• Improve the district ACT score to a district average of 21
• Reach the target goal of a 90 percent graduation rate by 2023