Edgar's Second Word - Hardcover

Vernick, Audrey

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0547684622 ISBN 13: 9780547684628

Publisher: Clarion Books, 2014

Synopsis

Hazel can’t wait for her baby brother to be born so she can talk and read with him! But when, at last, he arrives, he just sits there. More disappointing yet, when he finally speaks, his first word is a resounding NO! But Hazel resolves to wait some more—despite the ever-increasing NOs—and she keeps on reading aloud to him. Will Edgar ever say anything else? And if he does, what will his second word be? 
     The magic of sharing books is at the center of this hilarious new baby story that will resonate with book lovers and any child who has trouble waiting.

About this title

About the Author:

Audrey Vernick is author of several novels and many picture books, including Brothers at Bat: The True Story of an Amazing All-Brother Baseball Team. She lives with her family near the ocean in New Jersey. Visit her online at audreyvernick.com and on Twitter @yourbuffalo.

Priscilla Burris is the illustrator of many mass market picture books as well as the popular Heidi Heckelbeck chapter book series by Wanda Coven. Edgar's Second Word is her first picture book in a new, charming style. She lives in Southern California and can also be found at www.priscillaburris.com.

From School Library Journal:

PreS-Gr 2—As Hazel looks forward to the birth of a baby brother, she gathers books to share with him and practices reading aloud to her stuffed bunny. Once Edgar arrives, she is frustrated because he cannot respond to her reading with his own words: "Mostly he pointed. And grunted." Then Hazel and her mother rejoice when Edgar speaks his first word, "No." At the end of a long day of no's, they wearily prepare for bed and are thrilled to hear Edgar's second word. The ending delivers a pleasant surprise but will not sustain repeated readings. The distinctive digital illustrations depict a loving, cheerful family. The slight, sweet story touches on but doesn't emphasize a baby's natural acquisition of language through grunts, coos, finger points, smiles, and babble and how those who surround the toddler support that language acquisition. Anna McQuinn's Lola Reads to Leo (Charlesbridge, 2012) is a better choice.—Laura Scott, Farmington Community Library, MI

About this edition

• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0547684622
• ISBN 13: 9780547684628
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Burris Priscilla