Special Gifts (Cobble Street Cousins, Book 3) [Hardcover]

Cynthia Rylant (Author), Wendy Anderson Halperin (Illustrator)

Book Description

Lily wants pillows that say "wish"!

Tess wants a vest with sequins.

And Rosie wants dolls with dresses.

And since the cousins have three weeks off from school for Winter Vacation, they want Mrs. White to give them sewing lessons so they can make all the pillows and vests and dolls they want. Of course, Aunt Lucy loves the idea, and soon Lily, Rosie, and Tess are not only learning to make stitches, but also how to hold on to their precious Cobble Street memories.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 2-4Two more beginning chapter-book series titles that young girls will adore. Three nine-year-old cousinsTess, Lily, and Rosielive with their Aunt Lucy while their parents tour with a ballet company. In Some Good News, the girls create a local newspaper; in Special Gifts, they learn to sew. The simple plots rise and fall gently with enough action and activity to interest beginning readers. These are lighthearted stories with happy endings. The minutely detailed pencil-and-watercolor artwork sprinkled throughout the books reveals the unique personalities of the girls and creates a wonderfully serene setting. Readers are going to wish they, too, lived on Cobble Street. Good alternatives to The American Girls series (Pleasant Company).Sarah ONeal, Salt Lake County Library System, UT
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Cynthia Rylant is the acclaimed author of more than sixty books for young readers. She received the Newbery Medal for Missing May, and a Newbery Honor for A Fine White Dust. Her other books for children include the award-winning beginning reader series Henry and Mudge, as well as the bestselling picture books Dog Heaven and Cat Heaven, which she illustrated herself. She lives in Eugene, Oregon.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 64 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing; 1st edition (May 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689817142
• ISBN-13: 978-0689817144
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,594,972 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Cynthia Rylant is the author of numerous distinguished novels and picture books for young readers. In addition to her beginning-reader series: Henry and Mudge, Poppleton, and Mr. Putter and Tabby, as well as her Cobble Street Cousins early-chapter series, she is also the author of the Newbery Medal-winning Missing May, the Newbery Honor Book A Fine White Dust, and two Caldecott Honor-winning picture books.

Customer Reviews

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cobble Street Cousins - Special Gifts, September 28, 2000

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Lori Friend (Kempton, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Special Gifts : Ready-for-Chapters (Paperback)

The "special gift" is this book and the entire series of Cobble Street Cousins. I am the proud mother of four lovely daughters and what a pleasure to find such a sweetly written book. I have recommended this book to friends with daughters and they have loved it as well. It is hard to find a morally appropriate, light, non-violent book for young girls. Thank you, thank you, thank you! This is the type of book all little girls should grow up on.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice stories, September 21, 2008

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AK "ak6" (Orlando, FL USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Special Gifts : Ready-for-Chapters (Paperback)

Cynthia Rylant's stories about these three little cousins are always cute, sweet and great reading for early elementary readers. I am always looking for nice stories that I like but will also interest my daughter. These little stories solve that problem.

5.0 out of 5 stars couldn't wait to turn the page:), June 14, 2011

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KM "2love" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Special Gifts : Ready-for-Chapters (Paperback)

My eight year old daughter read it in one sitting. She said it was a great book and so fun to read. Highly recommended.