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Summer party

Title:

Summer party

Author:

Rylant, Cynthia, author.

Halperin, Wendy Anderson, illustrator.

Series:

Cobble Street cousins ;

Series Number:

Summary:

Nine-year-old cousins Lily, Rosie, and Tess are sad when it is time to leave Aunt Lucy, so they plan a party and get a special surprise to look forward to in the near future.

Edition:

1st ed.

Physical Description:

54 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

Subject Term:

Cousins -- Juvenile fiction.

Aunts -- Juvenile fiction.

Parties -- Juvenile fiction.

Author(s):

Halperin, Wendy Anderson,

Publisher:

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers,

Electronic Access:

Publisher description

Publication Date:

2001

ISBN:

9780689832413

9780689834172

Publication Information:

New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2001.

Call Number:

J RYLANT

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Tess will sing a songLily will read a poem.And Rosie will write fortunes. What's the big event? The cousins' parents are coming home, and it looks like the girls have to leave Cobble Street. Everyone is sad, but Aunt Lucy says to focus on the future. So the cousins arrange a summer party with Japanese lanterns, entertainment, and fortunes...The cousins get a sneak preview of all that lies ahead. And a surprise from Aunt Lucy's sweetheart, Michael, means there's more to look forward to.

Author Notes

Cynthia Rylant was born on June 6, 1954 in Hopewell, Virginia. She attended and received degrees at Morris Harvey College, Marshall University, and Kent State University.

Rylant worked as an English professor and at the children's department of a public library, where she first discovered her love of children's literature.

She has written more than 100 children's books in English and Spanish, including works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Her novel Missing May won the 1993 Newbery Medal and A Fine White Dust was a 1987 Newbery Honor book. Rylant wrote A Kindness, Soda Jerk, and A Couple of Kooks and Other Stories, which were named as Best Book for Young Adults. When I was Young in the Mountains and The Relatives Came won the Caldecott Award.

She has many popular picture books series, including Henry and Mudge, Mr. Putter and Tabby and High-Rise Private Eyes. (Bowker Author Biography)

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Gr 2-4-Cousins Lily, Rosie, and Tess are saddened to learn that their parents will soon return from their European ballet tour. Then the girls must move from their temporary home with Aunt Lucy back to their respective families. To stave off their sorrow, Aunt Lucy helps them look ahead to future visits and family reunions. For the present, they focus on a party to celebrate the parents' return. The cousins brainstorm, and each one contributes to the gathering in her own way. Aunt Lucy's surprise engagement ensures that the girls and their families will reunite in a few months. Rylant's flowing text is infused with a light touch of emotion, humor, and charm. Halperin's black-and-white pencil-and-watercolor drawings are filled with dainty details and expressive faces. The images are thoughtfully placed on every page and provide contextual picture clues and a charming visual break from the text.-Laura Scott, Baldwin Public Library, Birmingham, MI (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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