Clever Beatrice (Avenues) - Hardcover

Willey, Margaret

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0689832540 ISBN 13: 9780689832543

Publisher: Atheneum Books, 2001

Synopsis

"Good afternoon, Mister Giant, Sir. I have come to make a bet with you."
Can a very little girl beat a very large giant in feats of strength? That's what clever Beatrice bets on when she marches through the north woods to the home of the giant, hoping to win some of his gold to help her mother buy porridge. The giant heartily agrees to a contest, never imagining the wisp of a girl could out-muscle him. But what he hasn't counted on is how clever Beatrice is...and that brains beat brawn every time.
This tall tale from Michigan's upper peninsula is told in delicious dialect, and introduces a heroine who's as irrepressible as Eloise.

About this title

Review:

"Booklist" A good choice for story hours.

"School Library Journal" Empowering.

"Publishers Weekly, " starred review Clever indeed.

"Kirkus Reviews" Willey has crafted her tale so well that the reader can almost hear it being told by a storyteller around a crackling fire.

"Horn Book, " starred review A winning tale.

About the Author:

Heather M. Solomon was named a Publishers Weekly Flying Start for Clever Beatrice, winner of the Charlotte Zolotow Award. She is also the illustrator of Clever Beatrice and the Best Little Pony by Margaret Willey and If I Were a Lion by Sarah Weeks. She lives in New Mexico with her husband, daughter, and son, who especially love to share joyous secrets.

About this edition

• Publisher: Atheneum Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0689832540
• ISBN 13: 9780689832543
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 40
• Illustrator: Solomon Heather M