Lizzy's Ups and Downs

Harper, Jessica

ISBN 10: 0060520647 ISBN 13: 9780060520649

Publisher: HarperColl, 2004

Synopsis

How do you feel when:

• Your socks don't match?
• You share snacks with your friends?
• There's a boy like Ray in your class?
• Your best friend moves away?

The Harper sisters show a school day's ups and downs with verve and warmth. The doings of Lizzy, Ruby, Claire, and Ray will give you lots to talk over -- and lots to laugh about too!

About this title

About the Author:

Jessica Harper is an actor and singer-songwriter whose CDs of children's music have Won many honors, including the Parents' Choice Gold, Oppenheim Platinum, and NAPPA awards. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their two daughters, Nora and Elizabeth.

Lindsay Harper DuPont is an artist. She lives in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, with her husband and their three children, Sammy, Rosie, and George.

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 3–The irrepressible Lizzy returns in this appealing look at the emotions she experiences during a less-than-perfect day. Arriving home from school, she settles down on the couch with her understanding mother and gives her the blow by blow, beginning with how she woke up late, wore mismatched socks, got four answers wrong on her spelling test, and had to say good-bye to her best friend. Lizzy also talks about how she practiced addition using jelly beans, learned a song in science, and played Twister with a friend. As she relates each experience in rhyming prose, the emotion linked to that moment is highlighted in capital letters (e.g., "FRUSTRATED," "EMBARRASSED," "JEALOUS," and "SILLY"). Now, cuddled up with her mother, she feels "FINE!" The softly colored illustrations feature charming details that draw readers in and bring Lizzy's classroom to life. Shown with short pigtails and an expressive, rosy-cheeked face, the child is adorable. The warm and loving relationship between mother and daughter is apparent in both the text and pictures. Children will enjoy sharing this book with their parents at bedtime as they talk over their feelings about what happened during their own busy day.–Linda L. Walkins, Mount Saint Joseph Academy, Brighton, MA
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About this edition

• Publisher: HarperColl
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0060520647
• ISBN 13: 9780060520649
• Binding: Library Binding
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: DuPont Lindsay Harper