The Paperboy by Dav Pilkey

Title: The Paperboy

Author: Dav Pilkey

Illustrator: Dav Pilkey

Publisher: Orchard Books

Year: 1996

Awards/Accolades: Caldecott Honor

Summary: 

Follows a young boy as he wakes before dawn to deliver the newspaper by bicycle.

Use in Classroom/Library:

Since kids may not be aware of this job - it may not even exist much longer! - would be a great book to explain this piece of our culture. Great to talk about personal responsibility.

Curriculum Connections:

Social Studies: - community helpers

This title is in the Saint Joseph School Library.