The Lemon Sisters - Hardcover

Cheng, Andrea

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0399240233 ISBN 13: 9780399240232

Publisher: Putnam Juvenile, 2006

Synopsis

On her eightieth birthday, a woman watches three young sisters play outside in the snow, remembers good times with her own sisters, and receives several birthday surprises, in a title that includes a simple recipe for making lemon ice with snow.

About this title

About the Author:

Andrea Cheng lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Tatjana Mai-Wyss lives in Clemson, South Carolina.

From Booklist:

PreS-Gr. 2. In this charming intergenerational story, two groups of three sisters come together on a snowy day. The narrator, celebrating her eightieth birthday, is nostalgic as she watches three young girls (Red Hat, Blue Hat, and Yellow Hat) playing in the snow and recalls how she played with her own siblings, Rita and Mae, before they grew up and moved away. Remembering how they made lemon ice with fresh snow, she offers the Hats the ingredients for the treat. Melancholy, the woman takes a nap, only to be awakened by a knock at the door. Children may expect the little girls, but it's Rita and Mae, surprising their sister on her birthday. Their joy is enhanced when Red, Blue, and Yellow Hat join the party with some surprises of their own. Wistful memories of the elderly may not seem the stuff of picture books, but Cheng lightens them and tightens them to the girls' play as Mai-Wyss brings out the shared feelings of fun and delight in her delicate watercolors. Endearing, this will be a place for conversations to start between young and old. Ilene Cooper
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About this edition

• Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0399240233
• ISBN 13: 9780399240232
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Mai-Wyss Tatiana