"Good afternoon, Mister Giant, Sir. I have come to make a bet with you."
Can a very little girl beat a very large giant in feats of strength? That's what clever Beatrice bets on when she marches through the north woods to the home of the giant, hoping to win some of his gold to help her mother buy porridge. The giant heartily agrees to a contest, never imagining the wisp of a girl could out-muscle him. But what he hasn't counted on is how clever Beatrice is...and that brains beat brawn every time.
This tall tale from Michigan's upper peninsula is told in delicious dialect, and introduces a heroine who's as irrepressible as Eloise.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum Books
Published: 09/01/2001
ISBN: 9780689832543
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.74h x 10.26w x 1.55d
Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: North Carolina Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) - Winner

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/30/2001 pg. 84
Booklist 07/01/2001 pg. 2015
School Library Journal 10/01/2001 pg. 147
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2001 pg. 763
BookPage 02/01/2002 pg. 29
ALA Notable Children's Books 03/15/2002 pg. 1234
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2001 pg. 123 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2002 pg. 123 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 53933 / Clever Beatrice: An Upper Peninsula Conte
Reading Level: 3.8 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5