Anyone Can Eat Squid! (Simply Sarah) - Hardcover

Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 076145182X ISBN 13: 9780761451822

Publisher: Two Lions, 2005

Synopsis

Sarah Simpson is tired of being ordinary. The most unusual thing she has ever done is bite the dentist’s fingers. So what can she do to be special? Trade names with her best friend? Eat snails and squid? When Sarah learns that her favorite Chinese restaurant might go out of business, she comes up with a plan. One that makes people want to say, "Here comes Sarah Simpson!" and saves Wongs’ Restaurant, too. In quintessential Phyllis Reynolds Naylor style, this delightful story speaks straight to the heart of kids as they struggle to define themselves.

About this title

About the Author:

Author Phyllis Reynolds Naylor has written more than 120 books that are beloved by children. Her novel Shiloh won the Newbery Award and was voted by children as their favorite book in more than 20 states. It was followed by Shiloh Season and Saving Shiloh. She is also the author of The Great Chicken Debacle. Ms. Naylor lives in Bethesda, Maryland.

Illustrator Marcy Ramsey has illustrated numerous children’s picture and chapter books, including In Our Backyard Garden by Eileen Spinelli and I Was Born to Be a Sister by Akaela S. Michels-Gualtieri. She lives in Maryland.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 2-4-Sarah Simpson's family thinks that she is extraordinary, but she feels ordinary and is anxious to find a special quality that sets her apart. This concept, by itself, is interesting and well fleshed out. At school, she tries to trick the substitute teacher by switching names with her best friend, but that doesn't solve her "problem." She tries other ideas to no avail. Her solution arrives with an opportunity to help the parents of a classmate whose restaurant isn't doing well. Much too quickly, Sarah comes up with a plan-a T-shirt advertising "Wongs' Wings," a house specialty. Appealing full-page and spot illustrations appear throughout. Readers will like the protagonist, her family, and her friends. However, the author spends so much time setting up the Simpsons that there is almost no time for the story of the Chinese restaurant and for Sarah's individuality to develop.-Susan Lissim, Dwight School, New York City
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About this edition

• Publisher: Two Lions
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 076145182X
• ISBN 13: 9780761451822
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 80