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Irrepressible Sophie will charm readers once again in a story that goes straight to the heart of toddler concerns.
There's going to be a party! Sophie and her mother are making a very special treat-chocolate kisses with pistachio cream filling. Yum!
There will be nine guests plus Sophie, and they've made ten kisses. Just enough. But then the telephone rings and everything changes. . .
Irrepressible Sophie will charm readers once again in a story that goes straight to the heart of toddler concerns.
Praise for Rosemary Wells's Sophie books-
'This is Wells at her comedic best, and readers will be left in stitches. Absolutely enchanting-a must-have' Kirkus ,starred reviewof Use Your Words, Sophie
'Wells remains a master of conveying intense emotions through subtly funny writing, smartly observed situations . . . and emotionally telegraphic art.' Publishers Weekly ,starred reviewof Use Your Words, Sophie
'Wells continues to demonstrate an almost telepathic gift for distilling everyday frustrations and triumphs to their essence.' Publishers Weekly ,starred reviewof Sophie's Terrible Twos
' A soon-to-be favorite . . . Readers will clamor for more of the irrepressible Sophie, while parents will secretly smile-sheer delight.' Kirkus, starred reviewof Time-Out for Sophie
'Wells's signature artwork is vivid and pleasingly simple, and the characters are endearing.' School Library Journal ,starred reviewof Time-Out for Sophie
Author Notes
Rosemary Wells was born in New York City on January 29, 1943. She studied at the Museum School in Boston. Without her degree, she left school at the age of 19 to get married. She began her career in publishing, working as an art editor and designer first at Allyn and Bacon and later at Macmillan Publishing.
She is an author and illustrator of over 60 books for children and young adults. Her first book was an illustrated edition of Gilbert and Sullivan's I Have a Song to Sing-O. Her other works include Martha's Birthday, The Fog Comes on Little Pig Feet, Unfortunately Harriet, Mary on Horseback, and Timothy Goes to School. She also created the characters of Max and Ruby, Noisy Nora, and Yoko, which are featured in some of her books. She has won numerous awards including a Children's Book Council Award for Noisy Nora in 1974, the Edgar Allan Poe award for two young adult books, Through the Looking Glass and When No One Was Looking, and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Shy Charles.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (1)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 1-Wells continues her Sophie series with this accurate look at childhood desire and disappointment. Mama and Sophie make yummy chocolate kisses with pistachio buttercream filling for Aunt Prunella's birthday party, but will 10 be enough for all the guests and Sophie to have one? This is the question that plagues Sophie all through the night. Only after she makes place cards for all the guests then counts them and the kisses (placed on top of the refrigerator "in case of midnight invaders") can she sleep knowing there is just enough for everyone. Then a morning phone call changes everything ("Why couldn't Cousin Martha stay in Saskatoon?"), and a very disappointed Sophie can barely eat the birthday meal. Luckily, Sophie has a clever, kind, and quick-thinking Granny who declares when offered a chocolate kiss-"I'm on a nut-free, chocolate-free, butter-free diet!" As Sophie devours the delicious treat, she is glad not to be on that diet! As in the previous "Sophie" books, Wells's uncluttered illustrations are a perfect complement to her text, with great facial expressions, subtle detail (e.g., chocolate-spattered dishes filling the sink in the background), and pastel colors. VERDICT Wells gets to the heart of childhood worry in this Sophie tale. Sure to be popular.-Catherine Callegari, Gay-Kimball Library, Troy, NH © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.