When Stella Was Very, Very Small
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Board Book · Ages 2–5 · 2009

When Stella Was Very, Very Small

By Marie-Louise Gay

Part of the Stella and Sam series

Discover Stella's childhood filled with wonder and magic as she explores a world of endless possibilities.

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32 pages
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Meet young Stella, a girl with a boundless imagination who sees magic in everyday life. From talking trees to surviving sandstorms, her world is an adventure. As her brother Sam arrives, Stella's mission is to share her sense of wonder. Dive into a tale where the ordinary becomes extraordinary, and curiosity knows no bounds. What adventures await in Stella's whimsical world?

From the publisher

When Stella was small she thought she was a turtle, that trees could talk, and that words were like ants running off the pages of her books. She couldn’t tie her shoes, but she could survive a wild sandstorm. Marie-Louise Gay has gone back in time to answer the questions often asked by the children who read and love her Stella books. Although she didn’t know what she would find when she started to explore Stella’s childhood, she soon realized that when Stella was very small, she saw the world in her own unique way – with wonder, curiosity and the sense that everything is possible. And when Sam came along, what could be more natural than to try to pass this sense of wonder on to him? A story of a lovely, tiny Stella, whose world is full of small adventures and slivers of magic.

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Format
Pages
32
Reading age
2–5
Audience
Board
Lexile
AD590L
Themes & topics
Books about siblingsBooks about imagination and play
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The fine print

Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~3.8
F&P level
~O
Publication
Published
August 9, 2011
First published
July 14, 2009
Edition
Language
English
Type
Board Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781554981038

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