Read Me a Story, Stella
Marie-Louise Gay$14.41
$16.95
In this lovely addition to Marie-Louise Gay s renowned Stella series, Stella introduces little brother Sam to the pleasures of reading. Sam is as busy and worried as ever, and Stella almost always has her nose in a book these days, but she finds time to help him out, while sharing her new pastime with contagious enthusiasm.
Sam has gathered a wagonload of branches to build a doghouse for Fred, and he wonders if the book Stella is reading tells you how to make one. It doesn t (although it is very funny), but Stella is more than willing to give Sam a hand. As soon as the doghouse is built though, Sam worries that a wolf might come along and blow it down. Stella breezily banishes his fears, suggesting a picnic at Lily Pond. Stella cools her feet in the water, reading a story, while Sam tries to catch a frog. Are there frogs in Stella s book, he wonders. No, Stella tells him, but there is a toad wearing a velvet jacket
With her characteristically light touch, Marie-Louise Gay imparts the pleasures and importance of reading to her young audience, whether it be humor, fiction, nonfiction or poetry. Her detailed, beautifully rendered and often-amusing watercolor illustrations (spot the tiny bunny reading a book ) show yet again that Marie-Louise Gay is one of the very best artists creating picture books today.
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Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Groundwood Books
Published: 07/23/2013
ISBN: 9781554982165
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.10h x 9.30w x 0.50d
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/15/2013
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2013
School Library Journal 09/01/2013 pg. 120
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2013
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2014 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 190365 / Read Me a Story, Stella
Reading Level: 2.5 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5
Sam has gathered a wagonload of branches to build a doghouse for Fred, and he wonders if the book Stella is reading tells you how to make one. It doesn t (although it is very funny), but Stella is more than willing to give Sam a hand. As soon as the doghouse is built though, Sam worries that a wolf might come along and blow it down. Stella breezily banishes his fears, suggesting a picnic at Lily Pond. Stella cools her feet in the water, reading a story, while Sam tries to catch a frog. Are there frogs in Stella s book, he wonders. No, Stella tells him, but there is a toad wearing a velvet jacket
With her characteristically light touch, Marie-Louise Gay imparts the pleasures and importance of reading to her young audience, whether it be humor, fiction, nonfiction or poetry. Her detailed, beautifully rendered and often-amusing watercolor illustrations (spot the tiny bunny reading a book ) show yet again that Marie-Louise Gay is one of the very best artists creating picture books today.
"
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Groundwood Books
Published: 07/23/2013
ISBN: 9781554982165
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.10h x 9.30w x 0.50d
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/15/2013
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2013
School Library Journal 09/01/2013 pg. 120
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2013
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2014 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 190365 / Read Me a Story, Stella
Reading Level: 2.5 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5