Shrinking Violet

Cari Best; Illustrated by Giselle Potter

Melanie Kroupa Books

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Never has being shy seemed so rewarding!

Whether she's impersonating Elvis, swaggering like Captain Hook, or imitating the sounds of a cricket, Violet is expressive and funny -- but only when she's alone or with her best friend, Opal. At school, especially around class bully Irwin, who teases her nonstop, she retreats into a shell of shyness. But when Irwin, playing the part of Planet Mars in the class play, begins to spin wildly out of control and threatens to ruin the entire production, it's Violet who saves the day -- managing not only to give Irwin his comeuppance but to find her own unique way of surviving the spotlight.

Illustrations brimming with humor and charm add to the fun in this fresh take on overcoming shyness.

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"Potter's piquant watercolors put the crowning touch on this humorous tale of a shy child who saves her school play from disaster." -Publishers Weekly

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Cari Best; Illustrated by Giselle Potter

Cari Best and Giselle Potter's previous collaboration, Three Cheers for Catherine the Great!, was a Booklist Editors' Choice and selected a Best Book of the Year by both Publishers Weekly and Child magazine. Ms. Best lives in Weston, Connecticut, and Ms. Potter lives in Kingston, New York.

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Shrinking Violet
Cari Best; Illustrated by Giselle Potter
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School Library Journal Best Books of the Year

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Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Melanie Kroupa Books
August 2001
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780374368821
ISBN10: 0374368821
Picture Book
9 x 10 inches, 40 pages, Full-color illustrations throughout
Age Range: 4 to 8
Grade Range: p to 3
$17.99
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