Brave Irene
What's Brave Irene About
Brave Irene is Irene Bobbin, the dressmaker’s daughter. Her mother, Mrs. Bobbin, isn’t feeling so well and can’t possibly deliver the beautiful ball gown she’s made for the duchess to wear that very evening. So plucky Irene volunteers to get the gown to the palace on time, in spite of the fierce snowstorm that’s brewing— quite an errand for a little girl. But where there’s a will, there’s a way, as Irene proves in the danger-fraught adventure that follows. She must defy the wiles of the wicked wind, her most formidable opponent, and overcome many obstacles before she completes her mission. Surely, this winning heroine will inspire every child to cheer her on. Brave Irene is a 1986 New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year.
What Kind of Book is Brave Irene
Reviews
Like many older picture books, Brave Irene is longer and full of many more words than today's popular picture books. The story is long and honestly a bit slow, so readers will have to be a little brave themselves to make it through. The story is certainly dated--all about a little girl delivering a dress to a duchess during the middle of a snowstorm--but I was excited to find a book that focused almost entirely on a strong young girl.
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The Creative Behind the Book
William Steig’s drawings appeared regularly in The New Yorker since 1930. He also wrote and illustrated books for children, most recently his memoir, When Everybody Wore a Hat. His other books include Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, winner of the Caldecott Medal; The Amazing Bone, a Caldecott Honor Book; and Abel’s Island and Doctor De Soto, both Newbery Honor Books; Doctor De Soto Goes to Africa; Pete’s A Pizza; and Zeke Pippin.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780374309473
- Publication Date
- October 1, 1986
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Page Count
- 32
- Words Per Page
- 50
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 4 - 8 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 86080957
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 14352327
- Lexile® Level
- AD630L
- Scholastic Level
- S
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~O
- ATOS® Book Level
- 3.9
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 17512
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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