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The book was self-published in 2008 and sold 7,000 copies in 10 months before it was picked up by HarperCollins – alerted by a YouTube meme in which two little girls read the book – and distributed throughout the United States and Canada. It rose to number 8 on the New York Times Best Seller list for picture books. [2]
Due to the book's fame, "Pollyanna" has become a byword for someone who, like the title character, has an unfailingly optimistic outlook; [1] a subconscious bias towards the positive is often described as the Pollyanna principle. Despite the current common use of the term to mean "excessively cheerful", Pollyanna and her father played the glad ...
Mellow green, lemon, rust and earth tones fill a safe, sun-dappled world." The review called it "A perfect picture book." [1] School Library Journal wrote "The language is true, and the illustrations are marvelously complementary in their interpretation of the events. This spirited little girl will capture readers from the beginning, and they ...
The legend of King Arthur meets How to Catch a Monster in this charming, friendship-focused picture book that won a 2022 Good Housekeeping Kids' Book Award (and Caldecott Honor to boot). A tiny ...
Little Miss Hug has a pink heart-shaped body and darker pink hair. Miss Hug wears red shoes with white trim and has a red bow and daisies in her hair. Little Miss Hug was the first heart-shaped character. She also appears in an activity book alongside Hello Kitty called Little Miss Hug and Hello Kitty: Best Friends.
Children's literature portal; Chrysanthemum is a 1991 children's picture book by American writer and illustrator Kevin Henkes. [1]The book was chosen as an ALA Notable Book and the School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, and it is on the Horn Book Fanfare Honor List. [2]
The book was occasionally read by host Captain Kangaroo (Bob Keeshan) on his children's television show of the same name. [3] In Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary, the title character starts kindergarten with an inexperienced teacher, Miss Binney, who reads Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel to the class.
Clementine is a series of children's chapter books written by Sara Pennypacker and illustrated by Marla Frazee.Debuting with the eponymous title Clementine in 2006, the seven books in the series follow the eccentric and lovable, yet unintentionally devious, eight-year-old Clementine through third grade.