The Littles Have a Wedding

by John Peterson

Grades 2-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0

Meet the Littles, a family like any other but with a few tiny differences! They live in the walls of the Bigg family house where they get everything they need. In return they make sure the Bigg house is always in good repair. When Dinky comes home from his latest adventure, he's not alone. Della came back with him and they're going to be married! But a tiny person wedding takes a huge amount of preparation. The Littles need to get everything ready and travel to a neighboring house by the next day. Will they be ready in time?

Comprehension Questions (by Steve)

Chapter 1

1. What were the Littles pulling onto the roof? A pair of black
   binoculars.  Pg 6.
2. Who were they looking for? Cousin Dinky. Pg. 8.
3. What was the smoke from? The Fine’s house was on fire. Pg 11.
4. What happened after the Fines were rescued? The glider caught on fire
   and crashed. Pg 14.

Chapter 2

1. Why did Uncle Pete think Dinky didn’t have a girl friend? Too busy
   adventuring. Pg 17.
2. What was the only thing wrong with the Fine’s apartment? Smelled of smoke.
   Pg21.
3. How did Dinky tell the great news? By a song on his guitar. Pg. 23.
4. Did Della want Dinky to stop flying? No, she loved adventure. Pg. 26.

Chapter 3

1. What was Tom and Lucy looking for in the jewelry box? An old watch.
   Pg. 29.
2. Why did they want the watch? There were 21 rubies inside for a ring.
   Pg. 30.
3. What was good about the rubies? They are hard, last forever. Pg. 31.

Chapter 4

1. What was Granny Little making for Della? Her wedding dress. Pg. 33.
2. What were the 2 kinds of weddings that tiny people had? Church and
   house wedding. Pg. 34.
3. Why were weddings important to tiny people? They met new people. Pg.
   35.

Chapter 5

1. What caused Dinky to crash when coming back to the Littles? Henry’s
   balloons. Pg. 39.
2. Where did he crash? Into a lilac bush. Pg. 40.
3. What was Dinky’s good news? He found a place for the wedding. Pg. 41.

Chapter 6

1. What did Mrs. Bigg have for dinner? Chinese food. Pg. 42.
2. What was the problem with the wedding? Too soon; they had to leave
   right away. Pg. 43.
3. Why did Uncle Pete think the Fortune Cooky was a sign? It said don’t
   rush! Pg. 47.

Chapter 7

1. Why were the men worried about Granny going to the wedding? Unable to
   walk. Pg. 49.
2. What was Tom’s idea? Tie a chair to Henry’s balloon for Granny. Pg.
   49.
3. How did Granny fix Lucy’s dress? With a blue ribbon. Pg. 51.
4. What did Uncle Pete give Della for a present? A stamp of George
   Washington. Pg. 52.

Chapter 8

1. What did they use for weights in the baskets? Henry’s marbles. Pg. 53.
2. What was Lucy’s weapon? A pepper shaker. Pg. 56.
3. Why didn’t Granny carry a weapon? Just extra weight; never used one.
   Pg. 56.
4. What made them sneeze? The pollen from the hollyhock. Pg. 57.

Chapter 9

1. Where were the cats when they got to the Long’s house? In front of the
   secret door. Pg. 59.
2. Why would the balloon not float away? It was tied to a bush. Pg. 61.
3. What did they bop the cats with? Marbles. Pg. 65.
4. What happened to the string? The string broke. Pg. 66.

Chapter 10

1. What did Mr. Button do when his wife talked? He never let her finish.
   Pg. 70.
2. What did the Buttons think of baby Betsy? She was adorable. Pg. 72.
3. Who saved Tom and Dinky? Hildy, the cat. Pg. 74.

Chapter 11

1. Where were Della and Dinky to stand? Close to the big people getting
   married. Pg. 76.
2. Why were they supposed to be close? Custom and to hear the minister’s
   words. Pg. 77.

Chapter 12

1. What was in the doors and windows of the clock-house? Wooden dolls.
   Pg. 81.
2. How did Mr. Button know they wouldn’t be noticed in the clock? He had
   done it before. Pg. 82.
3. What did the minister do to the clock? Touch the statues. Pg. 86.

Chapter 13

1. What did Tom use to stick on the ruby? White glue. Pg. 88.

Chapter 14

1. Where was Tom and Lucy when the wedding started? Fixing the ruby
   wedding ring. Pg. 92.
2. What did the tiny people do when the big people got married?  The same things. Pg. 93.
3. What happened as the minister finished the ceremony? The clock bells
   rang. Pg. 94.

The Littles to the Rescue

By John Peterson

Grades 2-5; Genre – Fiction; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0

A baby is on the way! Despite an awful storm, Cousin Dinky and Aunt Lily set out in the glider in order to help Mrs. Little. But when the glider arrives, Dinky realizes that something is missing. Aunt Lily!

Comprehension Questions (by Steve)

Chapter 1

1. What was
   Mrs. Little worried about? Aunt Lilly had not arrived yet. Pg 1
2. What
   did Tom Little make for the new baby? A rattle out of a peanut shell and
   toothpick. Pg. 6
3. Why
   can’t Cousin Dinky fly Aunt Lilly to their house? The snowstorm pg 10
4. How does
   Tom want to go get aunt Lilly? He wants to ride Hildy the cat. Pg 10

Chapter 2

1. Where
   did Aunt Lilly and Dinky live? In the attic of Dr. Zigger’s house. Pg 13
2. How did
   Aunt Lilly learn to be a nurse? From watching Dr Zigger and reading his
   books. Pg14
3. What did
   Aunt Lilly need to take with her? Her nurse’s bag. Pg. 15
4. Where
   did Aunt Lilly need to be at 3 am and why? The telephone because the Littles
   would call. Pg. 16

Chapter 3

1. Why
   didn’t Cousin Dinky want to fly his mother? Too dangerous in snowstorm. Pg.
   21
2. Who
   picked up the call from the Littles? Dr. Zigger. Pg. 23
3. When Did
   Dinky want to leave? In the morning. Pg. 25
4. When did
   they leave? At night. Pg. 25

Chapter 4

1. How did
   Cousin Dinky make a runway? With a snowball. Pg. 28
2. Flying
   at night made Dinky realize he flew how? By feeling. Pg. 30
3. What did
   Aunt Lilly think the lights below looked like? Halos Pg. 31
4. What
   happened when they arrived on the Littles’ roof? Aunt Lilly was missing. Pg
   32

Chapter 5

1. What was
   on the ground between the 2 houses? The parachute. Pg. 33
2. Who were
   they going to ask for help? The Specks, tree tinies. Pg. 36
3. Who went
   to search for Aunt Lilly? The men. Pg. 39

Chapter 6

1. How did
   Tom get Hildy to come? A secret whistle. Pg. 42
2. How did
   Tom get Henry away from Hildy? He let out the parakeet. Pg. 43
3. Where
   did Mrs. Bigg put Hildy? In the cellar. Pg. 46

Chapter 7

1. How did
   Aunt Lilly get down from her parachute caught in the thornbush? Scissors Pg.
   49
2. Why was
   the snow warm? It was some kind of chimney underground. Pg. 50
3. What
   happened to Aunt Lilly after landing on the ground? She was stuffed into a
   bag. Pg. 52

Chapter 8

1. The
   Specks were independent; how did the Littles live? They took things from the
   Biggs. Pg.56
2. Why did
   they have t hurry with the Specks. Hildy wouldn’t stay long. Pg. 59

Chapter 9

1. What did
   the Specks give the House Tinies? Sassafras tea. Pg. 61
2. What
   danger was Aunt Lilly in? Ground Tinies. Pg.62
3. What
   happened to Hildy? A dog chased her away. Pg. 66
4. Mr.
   Speck went looking for whom? Old Skunk. Pg. 67

Chapter 10

1. Why did
   old Skunk move so slow? He wasn’t afraid of any animals in the Wood. Pg.69
2. How did
   Speck plan to get the Ground Tinies to come out? A stink bomb. Pg. 75

Chapter 11

1. Who were
   the Ground Tinies? The Snippets. Pg. 77
2. Did the
   Ground Tinies believe there were House Tinies? No. Pg. 78

Chapter 12

1. Where
   was the Snippet’s home? A Rabbit Burrow. Pg. 80
2. What was
   all the Ground Tinies things were made from? 
   Maple tree roots? Pg. 81
3. When did
   the Ground Tinies get together? Once a month on Meeting Day. Pg. 85

Chapter 13

1. What did
   The Littles hear from the chimney? Help …. Lilly … be killed. Pg. 89
2. How did
   the Snippets escape the stink bomb? On rabbits. Pg. 90
3. What did
   the rescuers think the Ground Tinnies would do at the Bigg’s House? Attack
   their family. Pg. 92
4. Who was
   the new baby? Betsy Little pg. 94