I wasn't so sure that Max's Dragon Shirt, by Rosemary Wells, was considered a fantasy book. However, Professor Onuora said that a book with talking animals was considered fantasy and this was about talking rabbits. Max needs a new pair of pants, so his sister takes him to the mall and their mother gives them five dollars. Max would rather have a dragon shirt, but they only have money for the pants. On the way, his sister stops and tries on dresses. Max ends up getting lost, finding a dragon shirt, and getting ice cream all over it! He needs to buy the dragon shirt and goes home with no pants.
I generally think this series is cute but I didn't see the point in this book. He misbehaved and wandered off from where his sister was and ended up getting exactly what he wanted. I would not have this particular book in my classroom. However, having read other "Max and Ruby" books, I would probably keep other books from this series in a primary classroom.
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