Ziggy's Blue-Ribbon Day - Hardcover

Mills, Claudia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0374323526 ISBN 13: 9780374323523

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2005

Synopsis

Every kid’s a winner!
Ziggy dreads track-and-field day. He isn’t good at running races or at high or long jumping. He isn’t good at throwing balls, either. Ziggy is good at drawing pictures, but there’s no picturedrawing event on track-and-field day. At least he can decorate the envelope that will hold his disappointing gray ribbons. To Ziggy’s surprise, his drawing becomes a huge hit! The kids all want their envelopes decorated by Ziggy – and offer him their blue ribbons in exchange.
Bright, animated pictures add spunk to a story about the joy of doing what one does best.

About this title

About the Author:

Claudia Mills is the author of many other books. She lives in Boulder, Colorado.

R.W. Alley has illustrated over sixty books. He lives in Barrington, Rhode Island.

From Booklist:

K-Gr. 3. When Ziggy's class goes out for track-and-field day at school, Ziggy knows that he is supposed to do his best. Unfortunately, he knows that his best is "worse than everyone else's best" and that he will probably end with an envelope full of "gray" (silver) ribbons instead of the blue, red, and gold ones that indicate various levels of winning. He's right, but Ziggy, the class artist, really shines at drawing brightly colored pictures, and the other kids happily barter their blue ribbons for his work. The author of the Gus and Grandpa series, Mills offers a simple but heartening story for kids who don't excel on the playing field but have other talents. From the roll of a pencil off a desk to the body language of schoolchildren who really want to be called on and those who really don't, Alley's paintings capture the school milieu with keenly observed details and a wry humor. A great choice to read aloud on field day, this upbeat picture book has broad appeal. Carolyn Phelan
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About this edition

• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0374323526
• ISBN 13: 9780374323523
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Alley R. W.