chapter • 64 Pages
Andy Shane and the Very Bossy Dolores Starbuckle
Book #1

Andy Shane and the Very Bossy Dolores Starbuckle

Written by Jennifer Richard Jacobson & illustrated by Abby Carter
5 - 8
Reading age
64
Page count
27
Words per page
Jul 11, 2006
Publication date
Paperback
$5.99
$5.74

Summary

With insight and humor, Jennifer Richard Jacobson explores a common childhood anxiety and finds a quiet way to boost self-esteem, aided by Abby Carter’s expressive illustrations. Andy Shane did not want to be in school. He did not want to be at morning meeting. He did not want to sit up straight on the rug. Andy Shane would much rather be home catching bugs with Granny Webb than sitting in class with the likes of know-it-all Dolores Starbuckle. Any minute, Dolores is likely to shout out, ‘Ms. Janice, someone’s not sitting properly!” or “Ms. Janice, someone’s misusing the math materials!” (meaning him, of course). At rhyme time, the words bug and rug get stuck in Andy’s throat while Dolores yells out of turn, “Hullabaloo and Kalamazoo!” “I hate school,” he blurts out at the end of the day to Granny Webb, who is sympathetic but firm. But when Granny makes a surprise visit to school with a monarch caterpillar, everyone is mesmerized and Andy remembers how much he knows about insects himself. Even Dolores Starbuckle can’t help but be impressed!

Andy Shane Series

Published from 2006 - 2009
3 books
chapter • 64 Pages
Andy Shane and the Very Bossy Dolores Starbuckle
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chapter • 64 Pages
Andy Shane and the Pumpkin Trick
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chapter • 64 Pages
Andy Shane Is in Love NOT
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The Creatives Behind the Books

    Author
    Jennifer Richard Jacobson

    Jennifer Richard Jacobson grew up in a family of storytellers. “My brothers,” she says, “had the ability to make us laugh until our bellies hurt. I wasn’t as hilarious, but I learned how to take the mishaps in life (especially the embarrassments) and turn them into a dramatic story.” Jennifer is the author of the middle grade novels Paper Things and Small as an Elephant, and the Andy Shane picture book series, among others. She lives in Maine with her husband and Jack Russell terrier. Visit her at JenniferJacobson.com.

    Illustrator
    Abby Carter

    Abby Carter loves to bake–especially blueberry pie, her Family Favorite. When she’s not making a racket in the kitchen, she stays busy illustrating many beautiful picture books and early readers. Abby lives with her family in Connecticut.

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