Rules are Rules
Author: James Roy
Illustrator: Lucinda Gifford
Book 1 in the Chook Doolan series
Pages: 64
Published: 2016
Age: 5+
Walking to school is too scary for Chook – until Dad tells him the special rule for walking to school safely: no talking to anyone until you are inside the school gates. Too easy! But not talking means that he must ignore Mrs Pho from the bakery, Eddie Two-Hats the busker and Mrs Holston the lollipop lady. Chook knows he has hurt their feelings. But what can he do? RULES ARE RULES!
About the Chook Doolan Series
Books in series order
- 1.Rules are Rules(2016)
- 2.The Newest Pet(2016)
- 3.Chook Doolan Saves the Day(2016)
- 4.The Tiny Guitar(2016)
- 5.Chook Doolan On the Road(2017)
- 6.Chook Doolan Unhappy Camper(2017)
- 7.Let's Do Diwali(2017)
- 8.Up and Away(2017)
Reading age: 5+ years
Hi. My name is Simon, but you can call me Chook. Almost everyone does.
Chook Doolan is a smart but nervous kid who just wants to be braver. With the help of family and friends, Chook will learn to navigate the new rules and challenges of primary school.
Funny, accessible and relatable, Chook Doolan is perfectly pitched for emerging readers with simple sentences, short chapters, large font and black-and-white illustrations.