Queen and Mr. Cunningham — Jan L. Coates

The Caramel Tree Readers Level 4 is a delicious series of leveled readers for children ages 7 to 9. The diverse, original stories have a word count of approximately 2,000 words. The stories in this series vary with narrative in first person or third person, and they have increased character dialogue, which allows students to develop character studies. They focus on realistic fiction and have settings that students can relate to, but each story has a unique twist that will keep students thinking. Liam loves his ageing gray cat, Queen Scruffabella, but his new baby brother may be allergic to her. Liam is faced with a difficult decision: should he keep his baby brother or his beloved cat? Of course, he cannot get rid of his baby brother. And that's not the end of Liam's problems: his neighbor, Mr. Cunningham, whose ears don't seem to work very well, loves to play his bagpipes just when Liam wants to watch his favorite TV programs. When Liam thinks carefully about his problems, he finds the perfect solution for Queen Scruffabella and Mr. Cunningham.