Beatrice Spells Some Lulus and Learns to Write a Letter - Hardcover

Best, Cari

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0374399042 ISBN 13: 9780374399047

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2013

Synopsis

Beatrice wants to write the kind of letters that start with "Dear Somebody," but she only knows how to write letters like A B C T E R I E. Then her Nanny Hannah teaches her how to put the letters together to spell words, and Beatrice takes off on a spelling spree. She decides to start a Spelling Club at school, but no one signs up because spelling is B-O-R-I-N-G. In fact, the class decides to go on a spelling strike! Then Beatrice has a lulu of an idea and turns show-and-tell into show-and-spell starring her pet T-A-R-A-N-T-U-L-A―and soon, in this picture book by Cari Best, everyone has caught the spelling bug.

About this title

About the Author:

Cari Best is the author of many acclaimed books for children, including Easy As Pie, illustrated by Melissa Sweet, which School Library Journal called "a delicious book for all collections." Ms. Best lives in Weston, Connecticut.

Giselle Potter is the illustrator of many books for children, including The Boy Who Loved Words by Roni Schotter, a Parents' Gold Choice Award book. Ms. Potter lives in Kingston, New York.

From School Library Journal:

Gr 1-3–Once Beatrice figures out how to spell, she doesn't want to stop. With the support of her grandma, she spells everywhere and anywhere. Around town she spends her time correcting the myriad spelling errors she finds. At school she tries to start a spelling club, but her friends aren't interested. A disheartened Beatrice stops spelling for a whole week, until she comes up with a clever plan. She turns the class Show and Tell into Show and Spell, and then tells the class about her pet T-A-R-A-N-T-U-L-A Rose. Show and Spell takes the school by storm and soon Beatrice and her friends are spelling anywhere, at any time, and correcting errors together. Beatrice then writes a letter to Nanny Hannah, thanking her for giving her the spelling bug. This wordy picture book will introduce children not only to the joys of spelling but also to words like “lulu” and “crackerjack.” Potter's folk-arty illustrations depict the story's action and emotion well, but feel a little dated. This book will find a ready audience among the spelling crowd and might encourage others to join them.–Catherine Callegari, Gay-Kimball Library, Troy, NHα(c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

About this edition

• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0374399042
• ISBN 13: 9780374399047
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Potter Giselle