Lauren McGill's Pickle Museum - Hardcover

Nolen, Jerdine

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0152022791 ISBN 13: 9780152022792

Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers, 2003

Synopsis

Lauren McGill is just mad about pickles. She decorates her room in every shade of pickle green and has her very own pickle costume. When her teacher announces a field trip to a pickle factory, Lauren is the only one in her class who cares about going . . . until everyone discovers how delicious pickles truly are. Suddenly, everyone in Lauren's world loves pickles. But where does that leave Lauren?
Jerdine Nolen's delightful text and Debbie Tilley's hilarious illustrations harmonize gloriously in a story that reveals it's what's inside that makes you different--and that sharing the things you love can be a joy.

About this title

About the Author:

JERDINE NOLEN is the author of many beloved books for children, including Plantzilla, illustrated by David Catrow, which Publishers Weekly praised in a starred review for having "plenty of heart," and Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm. She lives in Maryland.

DEBBIE TILLEY is the illustrator of dozens of books for young readers. She lives in Escondido, California.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 1-3-Lauren loves pickles with a passion. For her class's field trip to a pickle factory, she even dresses head to toe in shades of green-"elegant emerald, chilling chartreuse"-to look like the briny treat. When an experiment gone wrong results in an explosion, the girl springs into action and saves the day, thereby spreading her love of pickles to the rest of the class. Rather than heroic, however, she feels lost. Her enthusiasm for pickles had made her unique, but now everyone shares her taste for them. Advised by her mother that "Giving brings giving back," she opens a pickle museum. Some readers may find the protagonist's extreme devotion to pickles a bit hard to swallow. Lines such as "I could never lose respect for something so silent, bumpy, beautiful, and green" are presented with straight-faced solemnity. Nolen's literary style and extensive vocabulary place the story beyond the reading level of most primary graders, but it is easy to follow visually when read aloud, thanks to Tilley's watercolor paintings. The characters are simply sketched, but their subtle facial expressions and body language clearly illustrate the action and emotion of each scene, and pickle paraphernalia adds fun details. This title will appeal to some tastes more than others.
Eve Ortega, Cypress Library, CA
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About this edition

• Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0152022791
• ISBN 13: 9780152022792
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Tilley Debbie