Fun Times With:  Diligence / Responsibility / Proper Work Ethic

  Reading level: Grades 1-4

No Longer A Dilly Dally
Carl Sommer, Kennon James (Illustrator)

  Hardcover: ISBN:1-57537-001-8; Dimensions:  6.75" x 9.25"  $9.95
  Library Edition: ISBN: 1-57537-053-0; Dimensions  8.25" x 11.25"  $16.95

  CD Read-Along & Hardcover ISBN 1-57537-501-X   $16.95
  CD Read-Along & Library Ed. ISBN 1-57537-701-2  $23.95

Book Summary

    Ants have to work hard during the summer to fix up their homes and gather food for the winter, but the Dilly Dally family have a different tradition: they always play first.  If they have any time, then they work a little.
    The ants of the Family Work Play, however, first build their house and gather their food, then they relax and have fun. So they built a strong house and had lots of food for the coming winter.
    When the long, cold winter came, the Dilly Dally family had a tough time getting food and keeping warm. However, they learned an important lesson, and changed their name to Family Work First.
    In this delightful and inspiring book by Sommer, children will learn the importance of diligence, responsibility, and having a proper work ethic: to work first and then play.