Clever Beatrice

Clever Beatrice

Margaret Willey, Heather M. Solomon (Illustrator)
$19.99
Publication Date: September 1st, 2001
Publisher:
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
ISBN:
9780689832543
Pages:
40

Description

"Good afternoon, Mister Giant, Sir. I have come to make a bet with you."
Can a very little girl beat a very large giant in feats of strength? That's what clever Beatrice bets on when she marches through the north woods to the home of the giant, hoping to win some of his gold to help her mother buy porridge. The giant heartily agrees to a contest, never imagining the wisp of a girl could out-muscle him. But what he hasn't counted on is how clever Beatrice is...and that brains beat brawn every time.
This tall tale from Michigan's upper peninsula is told in delicious dialect, and introduces a heroine who's as irrepressible as Eloise.

About the Author

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 Clever Beatrice

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.

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