JumpStart Pre-K Readers: Eleanor's Enormous Ears

JumpStart Pre-K Readers: Eleanor's Enormous Ears is a JumpStart book in the Readers series published in 2000. It is designed to teach rebus reading and to foster reading interest and skills. The entire story is told in rhyme.

Characters

 * Eleanor (main)
 * Casey
 * Pierre
 * Kisha

Synopsis
Casey and Eleanor are playing what appears to be baseball or some variant thereof, when a sudden breeze causes Eleanor's ears to flop over her eyes. Casey teases her about her ears, causing Eleanor to become indignant and go home. But when there, she begins to cry, lamenting the immense size of her ears. In an attempt to cover them up, she goes to a couple of stores and tries on hats and costumes, but none of them work. She becomes despondent and goes to the park to sit by a tree alone. She then hears Casey playing baseball with Pierre and Kisha. Immediately afterwards, she hears the buzzing of a bee and warns her friends of the imminent danger, causing them to hide behind the tree and then thank her enthusiastically, praising her ears for their keenness.

Trivia

 * Kisha and Pierre are never mentioned by name in this story, even though they appear.
 * Unlike some other readers, this book exclusively uses the characters associated with its grade level.