In Business with Mallory [Paperback]

Laurie Friedman (Author), Barbara Pollak (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 2006 | Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up | Series: Mallory

Mallory McDonald has her eye on the perfect purse, but it's too expensive and Mallory's mom is not buying! So Mallory comes up with the perfect plan to get the perfect purse. She'll just start a business! Yet starting a business isn't as easy as it seems. Mallory finally earns enough to buy what she wants. But if her business is such as success, why does Mallory feel like such a failure?

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 2-4–Mallory McDonald, now nine, wants the Perfect Purse. Her friend Mary Ann has one, and if they both had one it would be perfect perfect perfect! The only problem–her parents refuse to buy it. When her grandmother suggests that she earn her own money, Mallory comes up with a host of business ideas. They all fail miserably until she and Mary Ann open a beauty salon that generates the needed funds. Then, when she goes to purchase the purse, she is torn–should she really buy something so expensive, or is the money better spent on her brother's birthday gift? The message is pretty blatant, but that doesn't make the story any less enjoyable. It stays on course the entire time, and Mallory grows through her experience, feeling sadness, happiness, envy, and regret. The illustrations are dark and bold, and interesting to look at. From the characterizations to the visuals, this chapter book is a winner.–Diane Eddington, Los Angeles Public Library
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Review

"Humorous situations and a likably flawed heroine help the moral about selfishness go down easy." -- The Horn Book Guide --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Paperback: 159 pages
• Publisher: First Avenue Editions (November 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0822565617
• ISBN-13: 978-0822565611
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #260,107 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Money is Emotional~, November 29, 2007

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Tracy Foote "Author: Kid's ROTH IRA Handbook:... (New York City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In Business with Mallory (Paperback)

In Business with Mallory: This is one of my favorite fiction books to teach children about money. Children will be able to relate to the characters. They will know they have the same trait or maybe they have seen some of the attributes in a friend.

~ The story teaches about the feeling of desperation. Even adults sometimes become obsessed with a single purchase.

~The book teaches independence, the ability to help yourself (when Mallory becomes an entrepreneur).

~The book teaches about peer pressure when a friend pressures Mallory into making the purse purchase instead of a sibling birthday gift.

~The story teaches a sense of "value" as in, "What is a worthy purchase?" when Mallory wonders if the purse is so great after all.

~The book teaches about sibling conflict. I especially like that despite the sibling conflict there is a deeper caring feeling that overrules in the end when Mallory feels guilty and completes chores and more for her brother.

~The book teaches expressing self-confidence. It is ok to tell your friend that you have different preferences and you can still be best friends.

This is an exceptional introduction to emotions surrounding money.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow! Such a good book!!!, April 18, 2008

A Kid's Review

This review is from: In Business with Mallory (Paperback)

This is one of the best Mallory books, trust me! Mallory's best friend is going to buy a perfect purse. Now I want you to know, Mallory and Mary Ann almost want the EXACT same things. So when Mallory hears that Mary Ann is getting the perfect purse, Mallory wants it too! Mallory's brother, Max has his birthday soon and that's when she whips up a plan. You will have to see what the plan is and the great end when you buy the book! SO BUY IT RIGHT NOW!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars In Business with Mallory, December 9, 2007

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Sabri2007 "www.TeenMoneyMakingIdeas.com" - See all my reviews

This review is from: In Business with Mallory (Paperback)

I absolutely love this fictional book and highly recommend it to everyone out there. Not only does it teach about how to earn money but most importantly how to spend it. The two siblings have different perspectives when it comes to spending money and how to weigh options when shopping.