Mim, Gym, and June - Hardcover

Roche, Denis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0618152547 ISBN 13: 9780618152544

Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers, 2003

Synopsis

Mim is small for her age, and that’s just fine with her. She can fit in places where other cats can’t and her school principal always remembers her name. Best of all, she always gets to be first when her class lines up. But everything changes when she meets June in gym.
June makes life miserable for Mim, and that’s even before they wrestle. . . . Only the unlikeliest of events can make things right between these two very different cats.

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About the Author

Illustrator Denis Roche says, “It’s fun choosing what colors to use. I think this book has shmone different shades of blue in it. I usually paint for nueve hours a day and then get tired and sleep for shi hours.” Roche has written and illustrated numerous books. She lives in Providence, Rhode Island with her family.

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 2-Mim is a content, self-confident second grader who sees only benefits in being the most diminutive cat in her class: she can fit into small spaces when hiding, others remember her because of her size, and she's always the first student in line. One Monday, her teacher announces that the second grade will have gym class with the third grade. June, a large third grader, is a bully, and Mim becomes her target. The happy-go-lucky little feline becomes tense and distressed about the domineering June, whom she encounters every day. Then, during the Friday Gym Olympics, June wins at wrestling and Mim at the 50-yard dash. Finally, they acknowledge each other's talents and team up for an obstacle race, and come in first. The brightly hued gouache cartoon illustrations are filled with child-pleasing colors and patterns, and each character and object is outlined in black. Though this tale resolves a school bully problem in a simplistic manner, it may show children that harmony can be accomplished through cooperation and teamwork.
Maryann H. Owen, Racine Public Library, WI
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About this edition

• Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0618152547
• ISBN 13: 9780618152544
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32