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By Baryshnikov, Mikhail & Radunsky, Vladimir
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-68987-582-3
- Publisher
- New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2007.
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2007
K-Gr 3 Baryshnikov dances onto the stage of celebrity authors with a playful book about being true to oneself regardless of how others react. A boy recounts how his grandmother always embarrasses him, beginning with Monday when she leaps over a neighbors head. As the week progresses, he quickly overcomes his discomfort and by Sunday has learned the reason behind her eccentric behavior. Fact and fantasy intermingle freely as the child describes his neighbor...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
A boy puzzles over his grandmother, whom he adores but who embarrasses him daily: she leapfrogs on Monday, flops like a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
