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Use Your Words, Sophie! is the third book about the irrepressible two-year-old who is wonderful, terrible, and always lovable.
Sophie knows lots of words, but she doesn't always use them. It's more fun to speak in Hyena talk or Space language. 'Use your words, Sophie!' urge her parents, but Sophie just won't.
But when her new baby sister arrives, Sophie's words are the only ones that can make the baby stop crying.
Use Your Words, Sophie! is the third book about the irrepressible two-year-old who is wonderful, terrible, and always lovable.
Praise for Use Your Words, Sophie -
Time-Out For Sophie
'Readers will clamor for more of the irrepressible Sophie, while parents will secretly smile-sheer delight.' Kirkus , starred review
Sophie's Terrible Twos
'Wells continues to demonstrate an almost telepathic gift for distilling everyday frustrations and triumphs to their essence.' Publishers Weekly
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 (2)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-Two-year-old Sophie uses her own language upon the arrival of "a brand new pink nosed baby." As Mama and Daddy try to settle in with a toddler and a newborn, Sophie rebels in her own way, creating made-up words. Granny is called in to rescue the frazzled parents, and it is Granny, speaking her granddaughter's pretend language, who helps Sophie become the hero, calming her crying sister with Sophie's words. As the story progresses, her parents disagree about the baby's name. "Amber," says her father. "'We decided on Ashleigh,' said Mama." But it's Sophie who knows what the baby wants to be called, and she is named Jane. Wells's colorful artwork features an assortment of patterns and detail, giving the home a cozy, lived-in look, and the facial expressions capture the frustrations of both parents and Sophie, who can be seen grimacing and rolling her eyes. Another winner from Wells.-Gwen Collier, Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, NY (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
Sophie the mouse gains a baby sister in her third outing, and her response to this intrusion involves showing off her inner polyglot, whether it's her command of "Jellyfish language" ("Jubbabubba," she babbles, rolling on the floor) or her decision to sing "the Baboon national anthem in her bed as loud as she could possibly sing" when both girls are put down for naps. Wells remains a master of conveying intense emotions through subtly funny writing, smartly observed situations (in the background, Sophie's parents debate baby names), and emotionally telegraphic art-Sophie's narrowed eyes broadcast so much disdain it's downright chilling. Up to age 3. Agent: Brenda Bowen, Sanford J. Greenburger Associates. (Mar.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.