Miss Tizzy

Gray, Libba Moore

ISBN 10 : 0689818971 ISBN 13 : 9780689818974

Editeur : Aladdin, 1998

Synopsis

Miss Tizzy wears a purple hat with a white flower in it. She lives in a pink house with an overgrown garden. Parents may think her peculiar, but the children love her.Together, Miss Tizzy and the children bake cookies, make pictures for people who have stopped smiling, play dress-up, put on puppet shows and parades, and strech out on bright quilts in Miss Tizzy's backyard for an evening of singing songs about the moon.And when Miss Tizzy becomes ill and takes to her bed, the children know just what to do to make her feel missed and loved.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The neighbors may think Miss Tizzy quite peculiar, but the children love her. They love her colorful house and her colorful clothes, but most of all they love the special attention she pays to them all.
Together, they bake cookies, make pictures full of sunshine and butterflies for folks who have stopped smiling, play dress-up, put on puppet shows and parades, or stretch out on bright quilts in Miss Tizzy's backyard of an evening to sing moon songs.
When Miss Tizzy becomes ill and takes to her bed, the children know just what to do to let her know she is missed and loved. Here's a picture book certain to touch the hearts of children of any age.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Libba Moore Gray has been an actress, a dancer, and for twenty years a teacher of high school English and drama. Her poetry and short stories have appeared in a number of literary magazines, but Miss Tizzy is her first writing for children. Ms. Gray's four children include a businessman, a ballerina, a teacher, and a professional clown. With her husband, Robert, she makes her home in Knoxville, Tennessee.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Aladdin
• Date d'édition: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0689818971
• ISBN 13: 9780689818974
• Reliure: Livre broché
• Nombre de pages: 40
• Illustrateur: Rowland Jada