Velvet is odd. Instead of dolls that talk and cry, Velvet brings a milkweed pod for show and tell. She wins the class art contest using only an eight-pack of crayons. She likes to collect rocks. Even her name is strange-Velvet But as the school year unfolds, the things Velvet does and the things that Velvet says slowly begin to make sense. And, in the end, Velvet's classmates discover that being different is what makes Velvet so much fun.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 08/01/1998
ISBN: 9780811820042
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 9.16h x 9.32w x 0.43d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 11/02/1998 pg. 81
Booklist 11/01/1998 pg. 506
School Library Journal 01/01/1999 pg. 108
Kirkus Review - Children 10/01/1998 pg. 1465
New York Times 03/14/1999 pg. 30
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1998 pg. 48 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1999 pg. 48 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 29966 / Odd Velvet
Reading Level: 4.1 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5