"You Can't Eat Your Chicken Pox, Amber Brown" By: Paula Danzinger

You Can't Eat Your Chicken Pox, Amber Brown is a really cute book! It is a quick read, and good beginner chapter book. I think that both third and fourth graders would enjoy this quick read. Amber Brown has just finished her third grade year, and she is going on a trip to London with her Aunt Pam, and then to visit her dad in France. Amber's parents are going through a divorce, and her dad has just moved to France for his new job. Throughout the book Amber talks about the difficult time she is having with her parents' divorce, and how she wants them to get back together. In addition to her parents' divorce Amber's best friend, Justin, has moved away. To add to Amber's luck, she gets the chicken pox while in London.
This book is a great book, and it is written through the eyes of Amber Brown. Her thoughts and comments throughout the book will make you laugh. She is a sweet kid who loves disgusting things, like vomit and scabs. There are pictures throughout the book, and she also includes the letters she receives and writes to her friends and family.
I would recommend this book to my students because it is a fun read. There is an Amber Brown series, so if they like this book they will probably like the other Amber Brown books. I really enjoyed reading this book, and I think that many kids will also enjoy Amber's goofy stories.