Synopses & Reviews
Snow is coming, coming soon, so Rabbit needs to find food fast. Just in time, a turnip turns up, and a second one, too. Who in the woods wouldn't want to tuck away an extra turnip for the long winter? Not Rabbit. He chooses a different path--and starts a wave of generosity that spreadsand#160;among all his forest friends.and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;Admired picture-book team George Shannon and Laura Dronzek have created a heartwarming tale about the true meaning of friendship.and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;Includes an author's note and a chart that translates the Chinese calligraphy in the book.
Review
"Shannon has used clever wordplay and created a downright fun language game. . . Classroom spelling bees will never be the same once young readers get their hands on this title."
and#8212;School Library Journal
"Shannon and Fearing combine their considerable talents to create a most bewitching tale of self-confidence and perseverance."
and#8212;Kirkus
"Spelling truly is magic in Shannon's easygoing story about a purple-haired witch named Cordelia who loves spelling words and casting spells."
and#8212;Publishers Weekly
"It's difficult to make a subject like spelling memorable, but Shannon's text engagingly demonstrates the relationship between words while Fearing's pencil and digital illustrations lend a Saturday-morning-cartoon quality to the characters and the comedic spell-casting action."
and#8212;The Horn Book Magazine
and#8220;Shannon and Fearing turn a spelling lesson into magic.and#8221;
and#8212;USA Today
Synopsis
With the help of a turnip, four forest animals get to the true root of friendship
Synopsis
Little witch Cordelia loves to spell. But can she beat the long-time champion in the Witchy Spelling Bee?
Synopsis
Cordelia loves to spell in every way:and#160;studying spelling and practicing spells. She especially likes to double spell, turning her C-A-T into a new C-O-A-Tand#160;by zapping it with the letter O.and#160;So when she sees a sign for the Witches' Double Spelling Bee, she knows it's meant just for her. Cordelia is determined to W-I-Nand#8212;but so is the thirteen-time champion Beulah Divine, age two hundred and three.and#160;Hasand#160;Cordelia studied and practiced enough toand#160;outspell the most fiendish witch at the bee?
About the Author
GEORGE SHANNON is a teacher, librarian, writer, and storyteller. His children's books include
Lizard's Song, Climbing Kansas Mountains, and
The Secret Chicken Club. He lives on Bainbridge Island, Washington.
LAURA DRONZEK, a painter whose work has been exhibited nationally, is the award-winning illustrator of Tippy-Toe Chick, Go! and White Isand#160;for Blueberry, both also written by George Shannon.and#160;She lives with her husband, author-illustrator Kevin Henkes, in Madison, Wisconsin.