The Jellybeans and the Big Book Bonanza - Hardcover

Numeroff, Laura; Evans, Nate

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0810984121 ISBN 13: 9780810984127

Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2010

Synopsis

Read this sweet New York Times bestselling series from the author of If You Give a Pig a Pancake, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, If You Give a Mouse a Brownie, and other beloved books.

The Jellybeans are back—this time in the library stacks to discover the varied and wonderful world of reading. When the Jellybeans go to the library to do research for book reports on the things they enjoy, Bitsy, who loves books more than anyone, is excited to bring her friends to her favorite place. Emily, who loves to dance, finds a book on ballet, Nicole, who loves sports, finds a book on soccer, and Anna, who loves art, finds a book on famous painters. But what about Bitsy? Can she find the perfect book, too? This energizing book promotes a love of reading by proving that there is the perfect book for everyone. Just as jellybeans are all different flavors but go great together, the girls again use their different strengths and talents to work as a team and make their school Book Bonanza a success.
 F&P level: K
F&P genre: F

About this title

About the Author

Laura Numeroff is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, When Sheep Sleep, and The Jellybeans and the Big Dance. She lives in Los Angeles. Nate Evans coauthored The Jellybeans and the Big Dance and Sherman Crunchley with Laura Numeroff. He lives in Statesboro, Georgia. Lynn Munsinger is the illustrator of The Jellybeans and the Big Dance and What Mommies Do Best, also by Laura Numeroff. She lives in Boston.

From School Library Journal

Grade 1–3—In this follow-up to The Jellybeans and the Big Dance (Abrams, 2008), the diverse young animal friends are off to the public library to start a book-report assignment, and dancer Emily, soccer-player Nicole, and artist Bitsy are none too thrilled. Anna, the soft-spoken, avid reader, encourages them to see that books are just like jellybeans, available in every flavor, for every reader. They quickly find appropriate titles, and then the librarian, who knows Anna, helps her find a special volume of fairy tales. Some librarians might find the librarian, who is a bespectacled goose, old-fashioned, and some teachers might find the assignment hackneyed. What sings, though, is the sheer joy the Jellybeans have in jumping to Anna's rescue when she tremblingly faces the class to present her report and gallivanting over to the candy store with her to celebrate afterward. The cheerful watercolor illustrations have a soft palette. Children will delight in seeing themselves in one of the endearing, fuzzy-looking Jellybean characters and be full of glee when Anna finally opens up and is able to share her love of reading with the class.—Sara Lissa Paulson, American Sign Language and English Lower School PS 347, New York City
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About this edition

• Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0810984121
• ISBN 13: 9780810984127
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Munsinger Lynn