The new reader series starts with two books:
In The Best Night Out With Dad, Danny can't wait to go to the circus with his dad. It's going to be the best night ever! But the night has a surprise ending when Danny meets Victor in the ticket line.
In The Greatest Gift of All, Izzy finds out that her parents won't let her go to Pine View Camp. Her summer is ruined! But things begin to change for Izzy when she starts to do Give-back Time with Grandpa Mike and meets the Braids Girl.

With a lower price point, friendly format and the power of the Chicken Soup brand, these books will inspire children as they teach the joy of reading.

Key Features

• The previous books were for parents to read to children; the new books have been shortened by approximately 25% and redesigned to make them appropriate for intermediate readers (ages 6 and up).
• The books contain 4-color illustrations throughout, including many full-page bleeds.
• The recognizable brand, along with the lower price point and smaller trim size, make this a perfect impulse purchase for busy parents.
  

“Good thing we got here early!” Danny said to his father. The line to buy tickets was long. It stretched all the way around the big tent.

Danny felt the thrill of the circus all around him.

“Have you seen it?” asked a boy behind Danny in the line.

The boy pointed to Danny’s sweatshirt. Danny’s dad had bought it for him the last time they went to the circus. It was his favorite sweatshirt. It had a big picture of Thor, the famous circus tiger, on it.

“A bunch of times,” said Danny. “Haven’t you?”

The boy reached for his dad’s hand. He looked down. He shook his head no.

Right away, Danny was sorry he’d said it like that. The boy’s clothes were kind of old looking. There was a hole in one of the elbows of his sweatshirt. His sneakers were almost worn through. Maybe this is the first time his family had enough money for the circus, Danny thought.

“What’s your name?” Danny asked him.

“Vincent,” said the boy, smiling again.

“Oh, boy, Vincent. Get ready for the best night of your life!” said Danny.

Vincent hopped up and down.

“How about if I tell you a thing or two about the circus? Then you will know what to expect,” said Danny in a big-brother kind of way.

The smile on Vincent’s face got even bigger.

“Tell me,” said Vincent. “Tell me everything!”

“Okay,” said Danny. “The circus has every cool thing you can think of. First you smell the popcorn. Then the big band starts to play. The ringmaster comes out in his shiny red coat and top hat. In a loud voice he says, ‘Welcome, ladies and gentlemen and children of all ages...’”

©2005. All rights reserved. Reprinted from Chicken Soup for Little Souls Reader: The Best Night Out With Dad Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Story by Lisa McCourt, Illustrated by Bert Dodson. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the written permission of the publisher. Publisher: Health Communications, Inc., 3201 SW 15th Street, Deerfield Beach, FL 33442.