Clementine by Sara Pennypacker (Juvenile Fiction)
Grade Level: 2-3. Clementine is a spunky, imaginative girl who gets into all sorts of mischief, which really stems from her desire to be helpful most of the time. For example, she “helps” a friend who accidentally snips off a chunk of hair by giving her a dandelion haircut complete with red marker curls. One of her helpful moments turns into a celebration at the end of the book, so I think she just needs to hone her wonderful desire to make life better for everyone and think things halfway or all the way through. She also has some interesting and helpful ways to cope with her emotions. She rides the service elevator in her apartment to help calm herself down whenever she’s mad. When she has pointy thoughts, she looks at clouds, which are round, and therefore help smooth out the worries. It’s a laugh-out-loud, well-written story with a lovable main character. My only gripe is the audiobook narrator, whose voice didn’t suit the main character at all. But this is a small gripe. The print version has excellent illustrations to go along with the story so it ended up working out well. A great readalike for fans of Cleary's Ramona series and Barrows' Ivy + Bean series.
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