Showing posts with label Early Juvenile Fiction published 2009. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Early Juvenile Fiction published 2009. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Magic Trixie and the Dragon

Magic Trixie and the Dragon written and illustrated by Jill Thompson
Here's what the author has to say about her character Trixie: "Magic Trixie is a combination of all of my nieces and the children of my friends. She’s an homage to all of the little bits of business or surprising things they have done in my presence filtered into one little girl. I’ve also mined some of my own childhood memories. But she’s a work in progress. I’ll always be adding to her, bit by bit. I’ve given her my curly hair. I have a fondness for wild hair on little girls, mostly because I hated it when I was a girl. I wanted long, straight, blond hair that you could brush and comb...or braid in smooth plaits. My braids always looked like dreadlocks. I was one of the “no more tangles” generation, which did not work for me, I’m sorry to say. She’s also a bit elfish." Book 1 in this series is Magic Trixie followed by Book 2 Magic Trixie Sleeps Over.

Friday, March 20, 2009

Bella Sara #5: Fiery Fiona

Bella Sara #5: Fiery Fiona by Felicity Brown, Jennifer L. Meyer (Illustrator)
Meet the beautiful and heroic Fiona, the mare with the glowing red mane, as she helps a young girl discover that things aren't always what they seem. Visit the illustrator's website here.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Underpants on My Head

Underpants on My Head by Jessica Harper, Jon Berkeley (Illustrator)
When Cleo and her family go on vacation, they experience a freak August snow storm while hiking on Mt. Baldy. This is the second book this week featuring underpants....

Sunday, March 8, 2009

Gooney Bird Is So Absurd

Gooney Bird Is So Absurd by Lois Lowry, Middy Thomas (Illustrator)
Mrs. Pidgeon's second grade class studies poetry and her students write haiku, couplets, free verse, and finally, a tribute to Mrs. Pidgeon's mother organized by the irrepressible Gooney Bird Greene.

"My mind never goes blank!" Malcolm groaned. "My
thoughts just keep whirling and whirling!"

"Shhhh," said Gooney Bird, "Silence helps."