
By Beverly Cleary, Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan (Illustrator)
Book #4 in the Jimmy and Janet series
Janet's secret collection grows until a surprise changes everything.
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Janet, a determined four-year-old, guards her cherished thingamajigs from her brother Jimmy's curious hands. Each day, she hides them in her crib, but as her collection grows, so does the chaos. With her mother at her wit's end, a surprising twist transforms Janet's obsession into a delightful new adventure. What could possibly make her give up her treasured stash?
Everyone needs thingamajigs, and four-year-old Janet means to keep, her thingamajigs to herself.
Each day Janet carefully chooses three little thingamajigs. And each day she neatly wraps them in a paper bag and puts them in her crib – safe from her brother Jimmy’s meddling hands. But when the bags fill Janet’s crib, Mother is at her wit’s end until she saves the day by giving the twins a big surprise that makes Janet’s paper-bag collection a thingamajig of the past.
In this delightful new Jimmy and Janet story, Newbery medalist Beverly Cleary vividly recreates the pride a child takes in growing up. DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan’s appealing, softly colored illustrations make this a true-to-life classic that is sure to find a place in every child’s heart.
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