Happy Birthday, Mallory! - Softcover

Friedman, Laurie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0822565021 ISBN 13: 9780822565024

Publisher: Darby Creek ™, 2006

Synopsis

Mallory McDonald is turning nine! And she is ready to celebrate getting the past year over―one troubled with moving, starting a new school, making new friends, and sibling rivalry. Mallory wants her ninth birthday to be extra special. So instead of celebrating just one day, she plans an entire “birth month” celebration. But soon, things aren’t going according to plan, and Mallory fears that being nine may be just as difficult as being eight.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Meet Mallory McDonald, a spunky, energetic young girl whose comical exploits and joke-telling will hit the mark with early chapter-book readers.

Kids can meet Mallory's creator (author Laurie Friedman), find out fun facts about Mallory's family and friends, and see how many details they remember from her books. The "Fun Stuff" section is loaded with goodies--a fan club certificate, screensavers and wallpaper, recipes, bookmarks, stationery, even a Mallory Calendar!

(And educators, the website has a downloadable teacher's guide with great ideas for using the books in the classroom.)

About the Author:

Laurie Friedman is the author of the popular Mallory series, The Mostly Miserable Life of April Sinclair series, and many award-winning picture books. She lives in Florida.

As an illustrator, Tamara Schmitz is well known to the many elementary-grade fans of Laurie Friedman's Mallory chapter books. Tamara grew up one of six children in the small town of Carey, Ohio. She graduated from the Columbus College of Art and Design, and spent her early career as an art director in advertising, teaching art, and illustrating greeting cards. Schmitz addresses a topic close to her own heart in her original self-illustrated picture book Standing on My Own Two Feet: A Child's Affirmation of Love in the Midst of Divorce. Sitting at her desk for too many hours, however, drives Tamara crazy. So in her free time she works on getting her third degree black belt in Taekwondo. Tamara resides in Cincinnati with her husband, two children, and stepson.

About this edition

• Publisher: Darby Creek ™
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0822565021
• ISBN 13: 9780822565024
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160
• Illustrator: Schmitz Tamara