Too-Tall Paul, Too-Small PaulElectronic book published by ipicturebooks.com24 W. 25th St. New York, NY 10011 www.ipicturebooks.comAll rights reserved. Copyright 1998 by The Millbrook Press, Inc.Real Kids Readers and the Real Kids Readers logo are trademarks of The Millbrook Press, Inc.No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. For my Paul S.H.Special thanks to Lands End, Dodgeville, WI, for providing clothing and to Hanna Andersson, Portland, OR, for providing Sues dress.e-ISBN 1-58824-500-4 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataHood, Susan.Too-Tall Paul, Too-Small Paul / Susan Hood ; photographs by Dorothy Handelman.p. cm. (Real kids readers. Level 2)Summary: Two boys, one who thinks he is too tall and the other who feels too short, become friends and teach their classmates not to judge them because of their size.ISBN 0-7613-2021-0 (lib. bdg.). ISBN 0-7613-2046-6 (pbk.)1. Size Fiction. 2. Friendship Fiction. 3. Stories in rhyme. I. Handelman, Dorothy, ill. II. Title. III. Series. PZ8.3.H7577To 1998 Edc21Too-Tall Paul,Too-Small PaulBy Susan Hood Photographs by Dorothy HandelmanMy name is Paul, and I am tall. At home this is not odd at all. My dad is tall. My mom is, too. So is my older sister, Sue.45But here at school Im so tall that some kids call me Too-Tall Paul!67When Im in line, I feel so dumb. I stick out like a big sore thumb.10I do not fit well in my chair. I hate it when kids point and stare.11In class there is another Paul, and some kids call him Too-Small Paul. He cannot reach his shelf or hooks. He has to stand up on his books!13No one plays with Paul in gym. No one throws the ball to him.Kids dont pick him for their side. He hangs his head and wants to hide.15It hurts us when they call us names and when we cannot play their games. The kids are smart, so they should know you cannot choose how big you grow.16Most days I wish I were not tall. I wish that I were small, like Paul.18So it is funny when I see Paul wants to be as tall as me.19Sometimes its good to be so tall. It helps when I play basketball.20Sometimes its good to be so small. Paul twists and turns, while I just fall.222324Now were friends. I play with Paul. I do not care that he is small. Paul does not seem to care at all that I am very, very tall.25We laugh a lot. We goof and grin. We are good pals, so we both win. I help Paul. He helps me, too. There is not much we cannot do.We give a magic show one day. The kids all clap. They yell, “Hooray!”29Now they dont call me Too-Tall Paul. And no one says that Paul is small. These days, in class and in the halls, kids call us The Amazing Pauls!3031Phonic Guidelines Use the following guidelines to help your child read the words in Too-Tall Paul, Too-Small Paul.Short Vowels When two consonants surround a vowel, the sound of the vowel is usually short. This means you pronounce a as in apple, e as in egg, i as in igloo, o as in octopus, and u as in umbrella. Short-vowel words in this story include: big, but, dad, fit, gym, has, him, his, kids, lot, mom, not, pals, win.Short-Vowel Words with Consonant Blends When two or more different consonants are side by side, they usually blend to make a combined sound. In this story, short-vowel words with consonant blends include: clap, class, grin, hangs, help, just, stick, twists.Double Consonants When two identical consonants appear side by side, one of them is silent. In this story, double-consonants appear in the short-vowel words odd, well, yell, and in the all-family words all, ball, call, halls, small, tall.R-Controlled Vowels When a vowel is followed by the letter r, its sound is changed by the r. In this story, words with r-controlled vowels include: are, for, hurts, smart, turns.Long Vowel and Silent E If a word has a vowel and ends with an e, usually the vowel is long and the e is silent. Long vowels are pronounced the same way as their alphabet names. In this story, words with a long vowel and silent e include: games, hate, hide, home, like, line, name, side.Double Vowels When two vowels are side by side, usually the first vowel is long and the second vowel is silent. Double-vowel words in this story include: days, feel, plays, reach, see, seem.Diphthongs Sometimes when two vowels (or a vowel and a consonant) are side by side, they combine to make a diphthonga sound that is different from long or short vowel sounds. Diphthongs are: au/aw, ew, oi/oy, ou/ow. In this story, words with diphthongs include: how, now, Paul, point, out.Consonant Digraphs Sometimes when two different consonants are side by side, they make a digraph that rep- resents a single new sound. Consonant digraphs are: ch, sh, th, wh. In this story, words with digraphs include: much, shelf, that, there, these, they, this,