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Barbershop Bonk at the

A Reading A–Z Level J Leveled Book
Word Count: 363

Barbershop

Series

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e Monsters

Written by Maribeth Boelts • 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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Bonk is growing.
His slippers are too small.
His bed is too short.
Bonk at the Barbershop • Level J
Even his fur is growing!
It hangs in his eyes.
It flops on his shoulders.
“You need a haircut, Bonk,” says Jupe.
“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. says Bonk.
Bonk makes a ponytail with his fur. Then Bonk looks in the mirror.
It sticks straight up. “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 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.
“Want to go for a bike ride, Bonk?”
Jupe asks.
“We could ride to the barbershop.”
“The park would be more fun,”
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.
He starts to pedal and does not see
the bump in the road.
“Watch out, Bonk!” says Jupe.
Bonk at the Barbershop • Level J
Crash! Bonk falls off his bike, and
skins his knee.
Jupe has her first aid kit.
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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“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.
They see curly haircuts.
They see spiked haircuts.
They see shaved haircuts.
“Which haircut do you like best?”
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 “The one you’ve always had?”
backpack. says Jupe.
He shows it to Uzzle. “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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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.
He does not need to stand on his head.
“Getting a haircut was a good idea,
Jupe,” Bonk says.
“I’m glad I thought of it!”
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 Bonk at the LEVELED BOOK • J

Barbershop Bonk at the

A Reading A–Z Level J Leveled Book
Word Count: 363

Barbershop

Series

Th
e Monsters

Written by Maribeth Boelts • Illustrated by Nora Voutas

Visit www.readinga-z.com www.readinga-z.com

for thousands of books and materials.
Bonk at the
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.

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Bonk at the Barbershop

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