 First edition | |
| Author | Judy Blume |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Roy Doty |
| Language | English |
| Series | Fudge series |
| Genre | Children's novel |
| Publisher | Dutton |
Publication date | 1972 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 120 pp |
| ISBN | 0-525-40720-0 |
| OCLC | 340266 |
| LC Class | PZ7.B6265 Tal |
| Followed by | Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great |
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Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing is a children's novel written by American author Judy Blume and published in 1972.[1] It is the first in the Fudge series and was followed by Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great, Superfudge, Fudge-a-Mania, and Double Fudge (2002).[1][2] Although Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great features many of the same characters as the series, it does not fit exactly in the continuity of it because, as a spin-off, it only focuses on Peter's classmate (who later becomes his cousin-in-law), Sheila Tubman.
Originally, the book featured illustrations by Roy Doty,[3] but all post-2002 reprints of it have omitted the pictures.
The story focuses on a nine-year-old boy named Peter Warren Hatcher and his relationship with his two-and-a-half-year-old brother, Farley Drexel "Fudge" Hatcher. He hates the sound of his legal name and prefers Fudge for any and all occasions.
- ^ a b "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing". Penguin Random House Elementary Education. January 5, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing Book Review | Common Sense Media". www.commonsensemedia.org. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ "Roy Doty Obituary (2015) - Columbus, OH - The Columbus Dispatch". Legacy.com. Retrieved February 13, 2024.