Princess Posey and the Monster Stew (Princess Posey, First Grader) - Hardcover

Greene, Stephanie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0399254641 ISBN 13: 9780399254642

Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, 2012

Synopsis

Halloween frights are no match for Princess Posey and her tutu

Posey loves Halloween. But after Miss Lee announces that the first grade class will be eating Monster Stew, Posey gets worried. Luckily, her tutu turns her into Princess Posey, the girl who can tackle any problem! She finds out what "lizard livers" and "monster eyeballs" really are, and her new neighbor has just the right thing to light up Halloween night.

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About the Author

Stephanie Greene lives in Stamford, Connecticut.

Stephanie Roth Sisson lives in California.

From School Library Journal

Gr 1-2-Six-year-old Posey is nervously awaiting Halloween. She's been warned that the flashlight she carried last year is for babies, and her teacher has informed the students that they will be making and eating a "monster stew" in the classroom. When the child puts on the tutu she keeps safely in her bedroom, she transforms herself into Princess Posey and her fears subside. There is some teasing among the kids in Posey's first-grade classroom, but most of the interactions are sweet. Adults, such as Posey's grandfather, who happily creates a princess hat for her Halloween costume, are depicted as supportive and caring. While the simple text and sketchy illustrations are inviting to young readers, the prose is inconsistent. Conventionally structured sentences are juxtaposed with those taking a page out of the Junie B. Jones book of grammar. For example, "Halloween was the funnest time of the year." The book does a good job bridging the easy reader and chapter book divide. While Posey is not as compelling a character as Sophie, Clementine, and Amber Brown, readers will find her fears about Halloween and excitement about her costume and trick-or-treating relatable. Lively illustrations appear throughout.-Joanna Sondheim, Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School, New York Cityα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

About this edition

• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0399254641
• ISBN 13: 9780399254642
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 96
• Illustrator: Roth Sisson Stephanie