Snow Day in May

by Christine Evans, Patrick Corrigan (Illustrator)

Overview

Raven is having the worst week ever. Her best friend Belle has just moved away, and tomorrow is Voices of History Day. Raven and Belle were working on their project together, and now Raven has to present alone—in front of the whole class. But when Raven stumbles upon the Wish Library and asks for school to be canceled, she faces a whole new challenge—and finds that just maybe she had the bravery she needed all along.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780807587416
Publisher:	Whitman, Albert & Company
Publication date:	03/01/2021
Series:	The Wish Library , #1
Pages:	96
Sales rank:	1,077,173
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	520L (what's this?)
Age Range:	7 - 10 Years

About the Author

Christine Evans is a British author living in the San Francisco Bay Area in California with her husband and two daughters. She is the author of two picture books, Evelyn the Adventurous Entomologist and Emily's Idea. The Wish Library is Christine's first chapter book series.

Patrick Corrigan was born in the north of England and grew up drawing and designing. After university, he was an art director in a design studio for nearly ten years. He now lives in London with his wife and cat, illustrating children's books.

Editorial Reviews

03/01/2021

Gr 1–3—Second grader Raven Rose dreads doing her "Voices from History" project without her best friend, who moved away. After wishing that "something magical could happen" to cancel the presentation, she stumbles upon a coin, makes a wish, tosses the coin into an old well, and is ushered into the mysterious Wish Library. Greeted by a towering cloaked librarian with a bearded dragon on her shoulder, Raven tours the library full of wishes such as superpowers, puppies, and baby sisters, along with banishments and curses. Before signing a wish contract for school to be canceled, the librarian warns Raven of the consequences of not returning the wish on time. Test tube in hand, Raven carries out the instructions and the next morning, she finds a freak snow storm has resulted in school being canceled. What begins as a thrilling wish come true soon becomes a nightmare as more snow continues to fall and jeopardize the lives of people and animals in her California town. With fewer than 100 pages and plenty of illustrated support, newly independent readers will relate to the idea of a wild wish come true while finding humor in the imposing librarian and the antics created by too much snow paired with a relatable female character who needs extra confidence. Raven is depicted with light skin and dark brown hair. VERDICT A perilous journey on skis, an encounter with escaped zoo animals, and a new neighbor who becomes a friend all add up to a pleasing package in this series debut.—Ramarie Beaver, formerly at Plano P.L., TX

School Library Journal

"A perilous journey on skis, an encounter with escaped zoo animals, and a new neighbor who becomes a friend all add up to a pleasing package in this series debut."—School Library Journal

"Elements of fantasy add a bit of sparkle to this nicely paced, fundamentally realistic narrative."—Booklist

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