Winnie At Her Best - Hardcover

Jennifer Richard Jacobson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0618472770 ISBN 13: 9780618472772

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2006

Synopsis

Zoe’s the smartest,” said Vanessa, I’m the best actress, and you, Winifred Fletcher . . .” she said, turning to Winnie. You are the best” Winnie waited to hear what Vanessa would say. It seemed as if Vanessa had to check every cupboard in her brain to find an answer.

How do you know if you’re really good at something and not just ordinary? Can you be the best at something if you really want to? With humor and insight, Jennifer Richard Jacobson captures the complex emotions of jealousy, competition, self-doubt, and, ultimately, self-acceptance.

About this title

About the Author:

Jennifer Richard Jacobson’s favorite camp memory is of canoeing to a river island, where she and her paddling friends built a campfire and slept out under the stars until dawn. Jennifer lives with her husband and two children in Cumberland, Maine, where they like to sing silly camp songs.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 2-4–This lovely early chapter book, the third in a series about fourth-grader Winnie, is full of quiet emotions and on-target observations about the way young children think and act. Winnies friend Zoe represents their school in the city spelling bee. Vanessa, her other best pal, is in the high schools production of The Sound of Music. Winnie, trying to find what she does best, enters an art contest run by a local museum. At school, she is paired with a defiant kindergartener, John Stuart, as a reading buddy. While keying in on his interests and helping him to learn to read, she finds that they have something in common; Winnies mom died soon after she was born, and John Stuarts mom is sick and his father is absent. Later, when his mom is rushed to the hospital, Winnie can either stay with the frightened little boy or see how she does at the art contest. Choosing the right thing to do does not come easily. By the end, she realizes that although she draws well, shes best at being a friend. Simple line drawings add charm and whimsy and effectively depict the characters feelings. Winnie is a well-rounded and earnest protagonist who can comfortably join the ranks of spunky girls like Amber Brown, Ramona, and Junie B. Jones.–Tina Zubak, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, PA
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About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0618472770
• ISBN 13: 9780618472772
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 84
• Illustrator: Alissa Imre Geis