7. The Tunneler Tunnels in the Tunnel. Michael Rex. 2025. 32 pages. [Source: Library] [3 stars, beginner reader, ready to read, animal fantasy]
First sentence: The tunneler tunnels in the tunnel. The gardener gardens in the garden. The tunneler tunnels in the tunnel. The farmer farms on the farm. The tunneler tunnels in the tunnel.
Premise/plot: The tunneler tunnels in the tunnel on almost page of this one. Where is the tunneler tunneling to? Is it worth all the hard work?
My thoughts: I don't love this one, but it is perfectly okay. I do think depending on how it's read or read aloud, it could be fun. I think it would be perhaps amusing as a shared read. With one person doing all the 'tunneler tunnels in the tunnel' pages and another reader reading the rest aloud. I do think you could ask questions as you read like, where do you think he's tunneling? You could also read the details of the illustrations for clues.
© 2026 Becky Laney of Young Readers
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