Brightly illustrated picture book for toddlers to pre-school (ages 1-6). The Saddest Little Clown is about a clown named Clownie who was sad because he had nothing to juggle. One day, a little dog named Toby encounters the sad little clown. On finding out the reason Clownie was sad, Toby embarks on an adventure of obtaining balls from kids playing different games in the park. The Saddest Little Clown is a wonderful little story about friendship, resourcefulness, and finding purpose by helping others and doing what you love. The illustrations and characters are a visual feast; unique drawings featured in bright colors. The story has a great moral and is a wonderful teaching tool as it introduces little readers to the different games played with balls. By the end of the tale, The Saddest Little Clown will bring a smile to the reader's face.
The Saddest Little Clown is a Parent Reader for parents to read to their toddlers and pre-school aged children until they can accomplish reading the book on their own.
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The Saddest Little Clown Results:
Your text: There once was a clown named Clown who was sad all ...(show all text)
Flesch Reading Ease score: 90.5 (text scale)
Flesch Reading Ease scored your text: very easy to read.
Gunning Fog: 5.8 (text scale)
Gunning Fog scored your text: fairly easy to read.
The Coleman-Liau Index: 5
Grade level: Fifth Grade
The SMOG Index: 3.7
Grade level: Fourth Grade
Automated Readability Index: 2.5
Grade level: 8-9 yrs. old (Third and Fourth graders)
Linsear Write Formula : 5.3
Grade level: Fifth Grade.
Readability Consensus
Based on 8 readability formulas, we have scored your text:
Grade Level: 4
Reading Level: very easy to read.
Reader's Age: 8-9 yrs. old (Fourth and Fifth graders)