Synopses & Reviews
Here are a few things that sometimes happen: andlt;BRandgt; HAPPY THINGS andlt;BRandgt; An unpopular Black Crayon proves to a Little Girl how useful he really is. andlt;BRandgt; SAD THINGS andlt;BRandgt; On a very hot day, an Ice-Cream Cone waits...and waits...to be eaten. andlt;BRandgt; EXCITING THINGS andlt;BRandgt; A Papa catches cold, so his Little Boy gets to go to work instead! andlt;BRandgt; These nine very short stories for very young readers -- culled from Newbery Honor author Avi's first book and illustrated by Caldecott Honor artist Marjorie Priceman -- ingeniously capture the funny, surprising spirit of a child's imagination.
About the Author
Avi is the author of more than fifty books for children and young adults, including the 2003 Newbery medal winner andlt;iandgt;Crispin: The Cross of Leadandlt;/iandgt;. He has won two Newbery Honors and many other awards for his fiction. He lives with his family in Denver, Colorado. Visit him at Avi-Writer.com.Marjorie Priceman, illustrator of many acclaimed picture books, has won Caldecott Honors for her illustrations in andlt;iandgt;Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin! Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin! andlt;/iandgt;by Lloyd Moss and andlt;iandgt;Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the Frist Hot-Air Balloon Rideandlt;/iandgt;, which she also wrote. She lives in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.andlt;BRandgt; andnbsp;