Donavan's Word Jar

Donavans Word Jar, written by Monalisa DeGross, is about a boy named Donavan who has a strange collection, unlike baseball cards, buttons, and marbles like his friends do. Donavan began his collection by finding words that he found interesting and he just kept writing them and writing them until his collection of words filled his jar. One day when Donavan noticed that his word jar was too full to fit anymore he had to find a way to be able to collect more words. He thought it over and knew he couldn't just get another jar or box because they would just fill up to. He asked for advice from his mother, father, teacher and grandma. The suggestions just didn't seem to work out for Donavan. Donavan did happen to stumble onto a situation that solved his word problem by itself. But what was it?
This book was a good beginners chapter book. I think that it is a book that most children can relate to because of having a collection and trying to keep it away from their siblings as well. The book keeps you engaged in reading and curious to see what Donovan comes up with to solve his word jar dilemma. I think that many readers would enjoy this chapter book. It keeps the reader interested and ready for the next page the whole way through. The pictures in the book are fun to look at because the borders around the pictures include words written on strips just like Donavan kept. This book is recommended to any collector!