Emma's Magic Winter (I Can Read Book 3) [Paperback]

Jean Little (Author), Jennifer Plecas (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 8, 2000 | Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: K and up | Series: I Can Read Book 3

A new friend?

When Sally moves into the house next door, Emma's mom thinks it will be easy for the two girls to become friends. But Emma is so shy, she can barely even read out loud in school. Will Emma ever make friends with her new neighbor?

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 3-An enjoyable, gentle story about making friends and overcoming fears. Emma is a painfully shy child who likes to read, but not out loud or in front of her class. After some nudging by her parents, she goes next door and introduces herself to her new neighbor, Sally. Emma comes up with the idea that their winter boots (they have identical pairs) are magical, and it almost seems that they are. Thanks to the boots, both girls overcome their awkwardness and become good friends. Many children will identify with these familiar childhood situations. The idea of magic boots will surely inspire some wintertime adventures. The easy-to-read text and bright, lively watercolor illustrations work together in perfect harmony. A magical selection in any season.
Dina Sherman, Brooklyn Children's Museum, NY
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Booklist

A Canadian writer of children's novels such as Look through My Window (1970), picture books such as Bats about Baseball (1995) and autobiographical titles such as Little by Little (1988), Little shows her sympathetic recall of childhood problems and feelings in this beginning reader. Emma may be too shy to speak up when she reads in class, but she finds that she has just enough gumption to befriend Sally, the new girl next door. The rewards of that friendship include a winter full of imaginative play centered around the girls' identical "magic" boots, the discovery that Emma's not too shy to read aloud to Sally's little brother, Josh, and Emma's final triumph as she conquers her fear and reads to the class. Best known for her illustrations of Pomerantz's The Outside Dog (1993), Plecas' expressive watercolor-washed ink drawings capture the nuances of the characters' feelings with simplicity and sensitivity. An appealing choice for beginning readers. Carolyn Phelan --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins (August 8, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 006443706X
• ISBN-13: 978-0064437066
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #411,280 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very sweet book, September 19, 2007

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This review is from: Emma's Magic Winter (I Can Read Book 3) (Paperback)

My five-year-old daughter, like the title character in this book, is named Emma and tends to be on the shy side. So I think it has been very fun and enjoyable for her to read this book about a shy little girl who finally has the courage to talk to the new girl who moves into her neighborhood. It's a very sweet book about how the two girls become friends...we definitely plan on reading the others in this series!

5.0 out of 5 stars Makes my daughter smile, January 1, 2010

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Russell Belfer (San Mateo, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Emma's Magic Winter (I Can Read Book 3) (Paperback)

This is one of my daughter's favorite books this season. The story is very sweet about two girls becoming friends, where one is new to town and one is shy. It really emphasizes their creativity and playfulness with each other. The artwork is very pleasing and the story unfolds and then wraps up in a satisfying way.

My daughter is around three years old and we read this book 5 or 6 times. When I read it to her, she was very absorbed and would get a happy smile on her face as the girls played their various pretend games in the snow. This is the one book out of a big stack that she really protested about when we returned them to the library. I'm looking forward to reading other books by the same writer and artist.