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Title: Weekends with Max and His Dad
Author: Linda Urban
Narrator: Chris Henry Coffey
Format: Unabridged
Length: 1 hr and 54 mins
Language: English
Release date: 05-31-16
Publisher: Recorded Books
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes
Genres: Kids, Ages 5-7
Publisher's Summary:
Max and his dad love their weekends together. Weekends mean pancakes, pizza, spy games, dog walking, school projects, and surprising neighbors! Every weekend presents a small adventure as Max gets to know his dad's new neighborhood - and learns some new ways of thinking about home.
Acclaimed author Linda Urban deftly portrays a third grader's inner world during a time of transition in this sweet and funny story that bridges the early listener and middle grade novel.
Members Reviews:
Great chapter book for younger readers!
A fun story for students with divorced parents. The main character Max is a 3rd grader who spends weekends at his dad's apartment. Although the they do fun things together it doesn't quite feel like home...yet! Can Max learn to call Dad's apartment home?
I hope to use this book for my character unit with my ELL and striving readers in 5th grade. Great characterization & fun adventures will have students cracking up at scenes like "the sore butt blues." The book is told in several parts which make it seem much shorter. Another bonus for younger or striving readers! A kid friendly book that kids will love & connect with!
Great for early elementary kids with newly divorcing parents!
Perfect book for kids with Dad's moving into a new place. My son and grandson are reading it together. It made my son realize that they could bond over finding a new "man cave" and filling it with stuff they like. It will hopefully help my grandson realize he has two homes now rather than 'home' and 'Dad's place'. Very well done!
Excellent book for kids dealing with divorce
"Weekends with Max" by Linda Urban takes readers through the first three weekends of Max visiting his dad in his first apartment since his parents separated. Max is an imaginative, empathetic, and dedicated nine-year-old boy and his dad truly enjoys spending time with Max and participating in his adventures.
During the course of the story, with help from his friend Warren and an analogy from a school project, Max discovers that "home" is truly where the heart is. The reader meets neighbors, a restaurateur, and even a group of Italian tourists while reading about Max's fun days with his dad. We even get to go to everyone's favorite furniture store, IKEA, or INEEDA in this book. This book, aimed for 6-9 year-olds, tends to read as though it's trying to cater to each age group. Some sentences sound like something out of a kindergarten primer, while others add to the reader's vocabulary (complete with definitions). A former English professor takes Max and Warren on a quest which furthers imagination and literacy skills.
I think all children would enjoy reading about Max's adventures, but those going through a divorce themselves would especially find comfort in a character who understands their own feelings. Recommended.
Good topic and writing, though book will likely prove too long for many
After reading through this book and considering its target range (6-9yo...boys), I'm not sure it would make its mark.
The writing is good and the accompanying pictures cute, but in general the book is long and dense for this age group.
