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Owen

RDQ:	390	Max Word/Sent	26	Total Words	468		Diff Words	202
Lex	600	Ave Word/.Sent	5	Hi Freq occurs	231	49.4%	Hi freq	73	36.1%
AR	2.4	Long Sentences	1.3	Low Freq occurs	25	5.3%	Low freq	14	6.9%

Owen had a fuzzy yellow blanket.
He'd had it since he was a baby.
He loved it with all his heart.]]
"Fuzzy goes where I go" said Owen.
And Fuzzy did.
Upstairs downstairs in-between.
Inside outside upside down.]]
"Fuzzy likes what I like" said Owen.
And Fuzzy did.
Orange juice grape juice chocolate milk.
Ice cream peanut butter applesauce cake.]]
"Isn't he getting a little old to be carrying that thing
around?" asked Mrs. Tweezers. "Haven't you heard 
of the Blanket Fairy?"
Owen's parents hadn't.
Mrs. Tweezers filled them in.]]
That night Owen's parents told Owen to put Fuzzy under
his pillow.
In the morning Fuzzy would be gone but the Blanket Fairy
would leave an absolutely wonderful positively perfect
especially terrific big-boy gift in its place.]]
Owen stuffed Fuzzy inside his pajama pants
and went to sleep.]]
"No Blanket Fair" said Owen in the morning.
"No kidding" said Owen's mother.
"No wonder" said Owen's father.]]
"Fuzzy's dirty" said Owen's mother.
"Fuzzy's torn and ratty" said Owen's father.
"No" said Owen. "Fuzzy is perfect."
And Fuzzy was.]]
Fuzzy played Captain Plunger with Owen.
Fuzzy helped Owen become invisible.]]
And Fuzzy was essential when it came to nail clippings
and haircuts and trips to the dentist.]]
"Can't be a baby forever" said Mrs. Tweezers.
"Haven't you heard of the vinegar trick?"
Owen's parents hadn't.
Mrs. Tweezers filled them in.]]
When Owen wasn't looking his father dipped Owen's
favorite corner of Fuzzy into a jar of vinegar.
Owen sniffed it and smelled it and sniffed it.
He picked a new favorite corner.]]
Then he rubbed the smelly corner all around his sandbox
buried it in the garden and dug it up again.
"Good as new" said Owen.]]
Fuzzy wasn't very fuzzy anymore.
But Owen didn't mind.
He carried it.
And wore it.
And dragged it.]]
He sucked it.
And hugged it.
And twisted it.]]
"What are we going to do?" asked Owen's mother.
"School is starting soon" said Owen's father.
"Can't bring a blanket to school" said Mrs. Tweezers.
"Haven't you heard of saying no?"
Owen's parents hadn't.
Mrs. Tweezers filled them in.]]
"I have to bring Fuzzy to school" said Owen.
"No" said Owen's mother.
"No" said Owen's father.
Owen buried his face in Fuzzy.
He started to cry and would not stop.]]
"Don't worry" said Owen's mother.
"It'll be all right" said Owen's father.
And then suddenly Owen's mother said "I have an idea!"
It was an absolutely wonderful positively perfect 
especially terrific idea.]]
First she snipped.
And then she sewed.
Then she snipped again and sewed some more.]]
Snip snip snip.
Sew sew sew.
"Dry your eyes."
"Wipe you nose."
Hooray hooray hooray!]]
Now Owen carries one of his not-so-fuzzy handkerchiefs
with him wherever he goes...]]
And Mrs. Tweezers doesn't say a thing.]]

Subjective Criteria

Illustrations: Some support

Dialog: Multiple speakers

Dialog: Broken dialogue

Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues

Language: Many descriptive words

Sentences: Simple phrases

Text structure: Blend of written/oral

Concept: Fanciful

Features

Simple problem/solution

Topic

Problem Solving

*Feelings, Behaviors

Neighbors

Parents

Low Frequency Words

absolutely	carries	clippings	essential	fuzzy's
handkerchiefs	invisible	plunger	positively	sewed
snipped	terrific	tweezers	vinegar