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Picture Book · Ages 6–8 · 2008
The Best Story
By Eileen Spinelli, Anne Wilsdorf (Illustrator)
A girl must find her own voice to win a story contest at the library.
4.1/5 Goodreads · 580 ratings
32 pages
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Bookroo's summary
A young girl is determined to win a library contest for the best story, with a thrilling prize of a rollercoaster ride with her favorite author. Her family offers conflicting advice: action, humor, and tears. But none of these feel right. As she struggles to blend their ideas, she discovers the true challenge is to listen to her heart and create a story that's uniquely her own. Will she find her voice in time to win the contest and the ride of her dreams? Dive into this tale of creativity and self-discovery.
From the publisher
The best story is one that comes from the heart. The library is having a contest for the best story, and the quirky narrator of this book just has to win that rollercoaster ride with her favorite author! But what makes a story the best?Her brother Tim says the best stories have lots of action. Her father thinks the best stories are the funniest. And Aunt Jane tells her that the best stories have to make people cry. A story that does all these things doesn’t seem quite right, though, and the one thing the whole family can agree on is that the best story has to be your own.Anne Wilsdorf’s hilarious illustrations perfectly capture this colorful family and their outrageous stories in Eileen Spinelli’s heartfelt tale about creativity and finding your own voice.
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 32
- Reading age
- 6–8
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- 540L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 2.6
- F&P level
- ~N
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 122401
Publication
- Published
- May 29, 2008
- Publisher
- Dial Books for Young Readers
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780803730557
- LCCN
- 2007028478
- OCLC
- 165081735
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