The Very Fairy Princess: Teacher's Pet
Gerry has a week off from school for Spring Break, and she's given a very special job - watching over the class pet, Houdini the hamster! Gerry wants to make sure Houdini feels right at home, so she learns his favorite snacks, reads him stories, and even paints him a picture of her classroom. But then, the hamster darts right out of his cage and goes missing! It's time for Gerry to put on her thinking crown to figure out how to get him back.
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Format: Trade Paperback
Price: $4.99 US/$5.50 CAN
ISBN-13: 9780316219594
On Sale Date: 07/02/2013
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Formats Available: Trade Paperback, Electronic Book
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Gerry has a week off from school for Spring Break, and she's given a very special job - watching over the class pet, Houdini the hamster! Gerry wants to make sure Houdini feels right at home, so she learns his favorite snacks, reads him stories, and even paints him a picture of her classroom. But then, the hamster darts right out of his cage and goes missing! It's time for Gerry to put on her thinking crown to figure out how to get him back.
Emma Walton Hamilton is a bestselling children's book author, editor, arts educator, and theater professional, and author of Raising Bookworms: Getting Kids Reading for Pleasure and Empowerment. Together with her mother, Julie Andrews, she has coauthored many books for young readers, including the New York Times bestselling Very Fairy Princess series, the Dumpy the Dump Truck series, Simeon's Gift, The Great American Mousical, and the New York Times bestselling Julie Andrews' Collection of Poems, Songs, and Lullabies, a book for families to treasure and share.
Christine Davenier has illustrated many picture books, including Miss Lina's Ballerinas and The First Thing My Mama Told Me, which was a New York Times Best Illustrated Book. She lives in Paris, France.
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Praise for The Very Fairy Princess:
A New York Times bestseller
"[Geraldine] lets kids know it's not necessary to be prim and proper to be a 'real' princess; princesses who just want to have fun will find plenty of that here." - Booklist
"The mother-daughter team successfully demonstrates an understanding of that magical stage of childhood in which determination, desire and dreams can transform reality." - Kirkus
"Geraldine radiates noblesse oblige, heedless energy, and a sense of destiny-she's Eloise crossed with Hillary Clinton." - PW
Praise for Julie Andrews' Collection of Poems, Songs, and Lullabies:
A New York Times Bestseller
"This is a warmly sentimental collection, leavened with humor and poignancy, ...educators and librarians will also embrace it for its sincere advocacy of reading aloud." - SLJ
"Julie Andrews and her daughter's selection of material for children... is bound to become a favorite." - PW
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Illustrator Praise :
For Miss Lina's Ballerinas:
"Capturing the girls' grace and joy as they dance through each day, Davenier's free-spirited drawings and color washes add a sense of music as well as movement to the scenes." - Booklist
For The First Thing My Momma Told Me:
"In a breezy style... pencil, ink, and pastel illustrations capture the moments, the childlike simplicity, the exuberance, and the warm family ties." - Kirkus
Formats
- Trade Paperback (1)
- Electronic Book (1)
Product Details
- Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Price: $4.99 US/$5.50 CAN
- Pages: 32
- Physical Dimensions: 6" x 9"
- ISBN-13: 9780316219594
- On Sale Date: 07/02/2013
- Publisher: None
- List Price: $4.99
- Pages: 32
- Physical Dimensions: 6" x 9"
- ISBN-13: 9780316219594
- On Sale Date: 07/02/2013
- Publisher: None
- List Price: $3.99
- Pages: 32
- ISBN-13: 9780316247269
- On Sale Date: 07/02/2013







