When Stephanie Smiled... - Hardcover

Willis, Jeanne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1842700758 ISBN 13: 9781842700754

Publisher: Andersen Press, 2003

Synopsis

It's Monday, it's raining and James is miserable - until Stephanie walks in. Suddenly he cheers up, and even the sun shines! They do everything together - they are even Mary and Joseph in the Christmas play, and then she has to go away.

About this title

About the Author:

Jeanne Willis is one of our best-loved authors of children's books, and also writes for television and video companies. She has two young children.

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 1–James is miserable in school, especially when it's time for math. Then one rainy Monday a new girl enters his class and sits next to him. When Stephanie smiles, his mood immediately brightens. He imagines the rain clouds are dolphins, the teacher is a queen, and the bully behind him is a timid little mouse. He feels like a king and can't wait to go to school each day–and his math improves. But at the end of summer, Stephanie moves away and his dark mood returns. Within a few days, another new girl arrives and smiles at him, and his spirits lift once more. Average-quality, cartoonlike watercolor-and-pencil illustrations capture the moods and activity of James and his classmates, and his fantasies. A slight but reassuring story.–Sally R. Dow, Ossining Public Library, NY
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About this edition

• Publisher: Andersen Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1842700758
• ISBN 13: 9781842700754
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: JOSSEN PENELOPE