Grandmother Bryant's Pocket - Hardcover

Martin, Jacqueline Briggs

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0395689848 ISBN 13: 9780395689844

Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers, 1996

Synopsis

After Sarah loses her dog in a fire, her nightmares begin. In her story of healing, a one-eyed cat, a gaggle of unfriendly geese, and the special things in Grandmother Bryant's pocket turn out to be just the cure for Sarah's bad dreams.

About this title

About the Author:

PETRA MATHERS is an acclaimed picture book illustrator whose books include In Aunt Giraffe's Green Garden by Jack Prelutsky, The Miraculous Tale of the Two Maries by Rosemary Wells, Strange Mr. Satie by M. T. Anderson, and her own beloved Lottie books. She lives in Astoria, Oregon.

From School Library Journal:

Kindergarten-Grade 4?A story set in Maine in 1787. Eight-year-old Sarah Bryant has been plagued by nightmares since the family barn burned down and her beloved dog died in the fire. Her parents send her to stay with her grandparents, in hopes that Grandmother Bryant will be able to help the child. But nothing works until the day two things happen: a one-eyed cat moves in and grandmother gives Sarah the pocket in which she keeps her medicinal herbs. The girl wears it during the day and tucks it under her pillow at night, pleased with the comforting scent of rosemary and the purring of the cat beside her. The bad dreams stop. A happier Sarah goes home wearing the healing pocket and carrying the cat. Martin's straightforward narrative can be enjoyed as a read-aloud or by independent readers. The pocket-size dimensions of the book fit the story and its potential readers well. The text is divided into small sections with headings, making it a pre-chapter book. Delightful, bright watercolor illustrations in a folk-art style show many interesting details about farm life at the end of the 18th century. An illustrated appendix describes the herbs mentioned in the text and their uses.?Virginia Golodetz, St. Michael's College, Winooski, VT
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About this edition

• Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0395689848
• ISBN 13: 9780395689844
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 48
• Illustrator: Mathers Petra