Overview

Many months on the bestseller list, this book has received rave reviews around the world. 'There were books in dressers and drawers and desks, in closets and cupboards and chests. There were books on the sofa and books on the stairs,' and Meena hates all of them, as does her cat Max, who is shakily balanced on a giant stack. As Meena tries to rescue Max, the books come crashing down, freeing a wonderland of characters and animals who take Meena on a fanciful and funny romp through the magic of reading.

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This is a playful and satisfying story that explores the pleasures of reading with humour and wit... Leanne Franson's rollicking illustrations capture the chaos of the hodge-podge of characters as well as the magic of their quiet, intense listening as Meena reads their books. --Alice Priestley Quill & Quire This is a great story to share with reluctant readers who may be struggling to find their own joy in reading. --Tina Buttineau ETFO Voice

The watercolor illustrations are a riot of activity in this delightful story about leaning into one's imagination. --Michelle Anne Schlinger Foreword Reviews This is a great story to share with reluctant readers who may be struggling to find their own joy in reading. --Tina Buttineau ETFO Voice This is a playful and satisfying story that explores the pleasures of reading with humour and wit... Leanne Franson's rollicking illustrations capture the chaos of the hodge-podge of characters as well as the magic of their quiet, intense listening as Meena reads their books. --Alice Priestley Quill & Quire

This is a great story to share with reluctant readers who may be struggling to find their own joy in reading. --Tina Buttineau ETFO Voice

For a more nostalgic treatment of a book for non-readers look for the 25th anniversary edition of The Girl Who Hated Books... In this riotous mixture of 'princes and princesses, fairies and frogs, ' Meena discovers there are unexpected joys within their covers... Besides letters sent to the author, it features the original amusing illustrations by Saskatchewan-born, now Montreal-based artist Leanne Franson. --Helen Norrie Winnipeg Free Press The watercolor illustrations are a riot of activity in this delightful story about leaning into one's imagination. --Michelle Anne Schlinger Foreword Reviews This is a great story to share with reluctant readers who may be struggling to find their own joy in reading. --Tina Buttineau ETFO Voice This is a playful and satisfying story that explores the pleasures of reading with humour and wit... Leanne Franson's rollicking illustrations capture the chaos of the hodge-podge of characters as well as the magic of their quiet, intense listening as Meena reads their books. --Alice Priestley Quill & Quire

Author Information

Manjusha Pawagi is now Justice Pawagi, having been appointed to the Bench on January 2009. She presides in Brampton at the Ontario Court of Justice, Family Court. Justice Pawagi's first career was as a journalist and children's author. She has an MA in journalism from Stanford University and worked as a reporter for the Associated Press in St. Louis, Missouri and for CBC Radio, in Toronto and Charlottetown.

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