Bonk at the
Barbershop
A Reading A–Z Level J Leveled Book
Word Count: 363
LEVELED BOOK • J
Bonk at the
Barbershop
Series
Th
e Monsters
Written by Maribeth Boelts • Illustrated by Nora Voutas
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Bonk at the
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Illustrated by Nora Voutas
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Bonk is growing.
His slippers are too small.
His bed is too short.
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Even his fur is growing!
It hangs in his eyes.
Bonk is growing.
It flops on his shoulders.
His slippers are too small.
“You need a haircut, Bonk,” says Jupe.
His bed is too short.
“No, I don’t,” says Bonk.
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“Look what I will do instead,” he says.
Bonk makes a ponytail with his fur.
It sticks straight up.
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“My fur is out of my eyes now,”
“Look what I will do instead,” he says.
Bonk makes a ponytail with his fur.
Then Bonk looks in the mirror.
It sticks straight up.
Bonk at the Barbershop • Level J
says Bonk.
“Maybe there is a better idea,” he says.
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Bonk puts his head on the floor.
He puts his feet in the air.
“I can stand on my head!” he says.
“That will keep the hair out of my
eyes,” he says.
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Bonk stands on his head until it hurts.
Bonk puts his head on the floor.
“Want to go for a bike ride, Bonk?”
He puts his feet in the air.
Jupe asks.
“I can stand on my head!” he says.
“We could ride to the barbershop.”
“That will keep the hair out of my
“The park would be more fun,”
eyes,” he says.
Bonk at the Barbershop • Level J
says Bonk.
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Bonk straps on his helmet and
his backpack.
“I can still see a little bit,” says Bonk.
He starts to pedal and does not see
the bump in the road.
“Watch out, Bonk!” says Jupe.
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Bonk straps on his helmet and
his backpack.
“I can still see a little bit,” says Bonk.
Crash! Bonk falls off his bike, and
He starts to pedal and does not see
skins his knee.
the bump in the road.
Jupe has her first aid kit.
“Watch out, Bonk!” says Jupe.
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She puts a bandage on Bonk’s knee.
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“Jupe,” says Bonk. “I think I need a
haircut.”
“I will go with you,” says Jupe.
Bonk and Jupe ride to the Monster
barber shop.
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They look through a book that shows
different haircuts.
“Jupe,” says Bonk. “I think I need a
They see curly haircuts.
haircut.”
They see spiked haircuts.
“I will go with you,” says Jupe.
They see shaved haircuts.
Bonk and Jupe ride to the Monster
“Which haircut do you like best?”
barber shop.
Bonk at the Barbershop • Level J
asks Jupe.
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Bonk thinks and thinks.
Then he pulls out a picture from his
backpack.
He shows it to Uzzle.
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“I think this is the haircut I like best,”
Bonk thinks and thinks.
he says.
Then he pulls out a picture from his
backpack.
says Jupe.
He shows it to Uzzle.
Bonk at the Barbershop • Level J
“The one you’ve always had?”
“The one I’ve always had,” says Bonk.
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It is Bonk’s turn for a haircut.
He climbs up on the chair.
The barber cuts and cuts.
Soon there is a pile of fur on the floor.
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Now, Bonk does not need a ponytail.
It is Bonk’s turn for a haircut.
He does not need to stand on his head.
He climbs up on the chair.
“Getting a haircut was a good idea,
The barber cuts and cuts.
Jupe,” Bonk says.
Soon there is a pile of fur on the floor.
“I’m glad I thought of it!”
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Bonk at the
Barbershop
A Reading A–Z Level J Leveled Book
Word Count: 363
LEVELED BOOK • J
Bonk at the
Barbershop
Series
Th
e Monsters
Written by Maribeth Boelts • Illustrated by Nora Voutas
Visit www.readinga-z.com
for thousands of books and materials.
www.readinga-z.com
Bonk at the
Barbershop
Written by Maribeth Boelts
Illustrated by Nora Voutas
Author Note
Maribeth Boelts is the author of over twenty books for young readers, including
the “Little Bunny” series (Dry Days, Wet Nights; Little Bunny’s Pacifier Plan);
Lullaby Lullabook; Big Daddy, Frog Wrestler; and the upcoming The Firefighters’
Thanksgiving.
Bonk at the Barbershop
Level J Leveled Book
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A Monsters Story
Written by Maribeth Boelts
Illustrated by Nora Voutas
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Correlation
LEVEL J
Fountas & Pinnell
Reading Recovery
DRA
J
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