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Zelda and Ivy

Candlewick Sparks

Illustrated by Laura McGee Kvasnosky
Paperback
$5.99 US
6"W x 9"H x 0.15"D   | 4 oz | 114 per carton
On sale Feb 11, 2014 | 40 Pages | 978-0-7636-6878-5
Age 5-9 years | Grades K-4
Reading Level: Lexile 380L | Fountas & Pinnell K
“A gentle, humorous look at sibling dynamics. . . . Doozy up your shelves with Zelda and Ivy.” School Library Journal (starred review)

Zelda and Ivy are fox sisters with a flair for the dramatic. Their exploits unfold with plenty of sugar and sass in this spirited trio of stories. Wry and genuine, the linked episodes and expressive illustrations will strike home with beginning readers, especially those who’ve experienced the warmth—and occasional wrath—of a sibling’s attentions.
  • SELECTION
    ALA Notable Children's Book
Children everywhere will recognize and relate to these three stories that take a gentle, humorous look at sibling dynamics . . . Doozy up your shelves with Zelda and Ivy.
—School Library Journal (starred review)

In this insightful look at sisterhood, two young foxes take different approaches to playing . . . Rare for a book about siblings, its sympathies reach out to readers regardless of their birth order.
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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“A gentle, humorous look at sibling dynamics. . . . Doozy up your shelves with Zelda and Ivy.” School Library Journal (starred review)

Zelda and Ivy are fox sisters with a flair for the dramatic. Their exploits unfold with plenty of sugar and sass in this spirited trio of stories. Wry and genuine, the linked episodes and expressive illustrations will strike home with beginning readers, especially those who’ve experienced the warmth—and occasional wrath—of a sibling’s attentions.

Awards

  • SELECTION
    ALA Notable Children's Book

Praise

Children everywhere will recognize and relate to these three stories that take a gentle, humorous look at sibling dynamics . . . Doozy up your shelves with Zelda and Ivy.
—School Library Journal (starred review)

In this insightful look at sisterhood, two young foxes take different approaches to playing . . . Rare for a book about siblings, its sympathies reach out to readers regardless of their birth order.
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Author

Laura McGee Kvasnosky View titles by Laura McGee Kvasnosky