![]() ![]() He also makes frequent references to “putting it away” and you can take a guess as to what he’s actually doing. The entire book is in loose rhyme and the funniest parts are about the items he finds in his room, both good and gross.Īs he goes through his room, Harvey is also watching the clock and denoting the various shows he missing as time goes by. Harvey is settling down with a snack and getting ready for a Saturday of all his favorite cartoons when his mom walks in and tells him no TV until he cleans up his room! Amidst moans and groans, Harvey starts cleaning. If diverse children are unrepresented in books in general, they are even more invisible in educational books, whether it’s word problems in the math textbook or “soft” life skill texts like this funny book about cleaning your room. I’m always delighted when I find books about various life skills featuring children of color. The story of one boy with a very messy room and the Saturday morning he spent cleaning instead of watching cartoons. ![]() Clean Your Room, Harvey Moon! by Pat Cummings.Īladdin Paperbacks, Simon and Schuster, 1991, my edition 1994. ![]()
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