The Giant Jelly Bean Jar

by Marcie Aboff, Paige Billin Frye (Illustrator)

Overview

Ben loves jelly beans, and every week he goes to Jo-Jo's Jelly Bean Shop hoping to guess the riddle that will win him a whole jar full of them.  He always knows the answer to the riddle, but he has never won the prize.  It's hard to speak out loud in front of so many people, but with a little help from his sister, Ben finally learns to say what he's thinking.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780142400494
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	01/19/2004
Series:	Penguin Young Readers Level 3 Series
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	371,303
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.16(d)
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

Marcie Aboff is the author of more than 75 fiction and nonfiction books for children. She is a council member of the Rutgers University Council on Children’s literature, member of the Authors Guild, and member of SCBWI. She has three children, and when she isn’t writing or visiting schools, she spends her time playing tennis, traveling, reading, and eating as much chocolate as she can.

Editorial Reviews

K-Gr 2-Ben and Jill love to go to Jo-Jo's Jelly Bean Shop, especially on Saturdays when the proprietor awards a jar of the candy to the child who can answer a riddle. Ben knows the answer every time, but he is too shy to speak up, even with his sibling's encouragement. Aboff skillfully describes the boy's efforts to overcome his timidity. Children will identify with Ben and cheer when he is finally successful. There are contextual clues in Billin-Frye's delightful color cartoons, which feature a multicultural cast of characters. This book holds its own with the best of Cynthia Rylant's "Henry and Mudge" titles (S & S) in terms of writing and illustration. With its drama, alliteration, and wonderful depiction of a shy child breaking through a barrier, this is a winner.-Laura Scott, Farmington Community Library, MI Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

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