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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2007
Gr 3-5 After her mother dies, eight-year-old Annie Rossi does her best to cope, assisted by "Remembering Mrs. Rossi", a book of memories compiled by her mother's sixth-grade students. During the difficult year that follows, her dad forgets to buy her brand of cereal, doesn't remind her to wear her boots, mismatches her pajamas, and doesn't understand that they should be the first to make footprints in the snow. Annie's patterns of belonging have been disrupted, but as she and her fa...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on May 1, 2007
Annie's beloved mother has died. With almost impossible-to-bear emotions, Annie faces life without her and learns that others are missing her, too. On one cold night at an assembly at her mother's old school, her mother's students present Annie and Mr. Rossi with a book of memories, and it is these memories that help her get through the first year of loss ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
Annie's mother has died and Annie must face life without her. She goes through the stages of grief while her f...Log In or Sign Up to Read More




