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Clever Beatrice: An Upper Peninsula Conte

Margaret Willey

Nominee:Black-Eyed Susan Award -Picture Book (2005)
Nominee:Monarch Award -Grades K-3 (2007)
What happens when a very little girl makes a bet with a very LARGE giant?

Book Details

  • Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
  • Publish Date: Sep 1st, 2004
  • Pages: 40
  • Language: English
  • Edition: Reprint - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.96in - 10.52in - 0.13in - 0.39lb
  • EAN: 9780689870682
  • Recommended age: 04-08
  • Categories: Humorous StoriesFairy Tales & Folklore - GeneralLegends, Myths, Fables - General

About the Author

Solomon, Heather M.: - Heather M. Solomon was named a Publishers Weekly Flying Start for Clever Beatrice, winner of the Charlotte Zolotow Award. She is also the illustrator of Clever Beatrice and the Best Little Pony by Margaret Willey and If I Were a Lion by Sarah Weeks. She lives in New Mexico with her husband, daughter, and son, who especially love to share joyous secrets.

Praise for this book

Publishers Weekly, starred review Clever indeed.
Horn Book, starred review A winning tale.
Kirkus Reviews Willey has crafted her tale so well that the reader can almost hear it being told by a storyteller around a crackling fire.
School Library Journal Empowering.
Booklist A good choice for story hours.