Overview
All Lizzy wants is to be the best figure skater in the whole wide world. When she begins taking lessons, Lizzy discovers that ice-skating is a lot harder than it looks. Even so, she is determined to learn. And when her teacher announces that the class will be performing Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the winter carnival, Lizzy knows she can skate the lead. But Lizzy's dreams are shattered when she is cast as a lowly tree. She valiantly perseveres, and on the day of the show, Lizzy spontaneously leads the other ""trees"" in a performance no one will ever forget! Young readers will love this spunky heroine who overcomes her setbacks with imagination and humor and discovers her own special way to shine.
Full Product Details
Author: Linda Bailey
Publisher: Kids Can Press
Imprint: Kids Can Press
ISBN: 9781550748819
ISBN 10: 1550748815
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 01 September 2006
Recommended Age: From 5 to 8 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unknown
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
Use this colorful celebration of spunk to spark up a story hour.
Use this colorful celebration of spunk to spark up a story hour. This is a delightful book, with genuine ups and downs, vivid childhood passions, and a cheeky and amusing solution. The illustrations, by Alan and Lea Daniel, are complex, lively, funny, and at the same level as the text.--Quill & Quire Bailey deftly portrays the ambition, desire, disappointment, and creative solution to a common setback. Lizzy's character is visually drawn through expressive, muted gouache illustrations, highlighting her various emotional reactions. In addition, classmates are depicted as a multi-ethnic group with varied skating abilities.--School Library Journal ... this story is a useful and an engaging example of overcoming disappointment. All children can relate to the experience of not being chosen for a part they feel they should have. Use this colorful celebration of spunk to spark up a story hour.--Library Talk
Bailey deftly portrays the ambition, desire, disappointment, and creative solution to a common setback. Lizzy's character is visually drawn through expressive, muted gouache illustrations, highlighting her various emotional reactions. In addition, classmates are depicted as a multi-ethnic group with varied skating abilities.--<b><i>School Library Journal</b></i>
Author Information
Linda Bailey is an award-winning author of many books for children, including Goodnight Sweet Pig, Stanley's Party, the Stevie Diamond Mysteries, and the Good Times Travel Agency series. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.Together and independently, husband and wife artists Alan and Lea Daniel have illustrated scores of children's books, including The Dream Collector and Sody Salleratus. They live in Kitchener, Ontario. Together and independently, husband and wife artists Alan and Lea Daniel have illustrated scores of children's books, including The Dream Collector and Sody Salleratus. They live in Kitchener, Ontario.
