Back to Front and Upside Down
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Back to Front and Upside Down  -     By: Claire Alexander

Back to Front and Upside Down

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. / 2012 / Hardcover

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Product Description

Remind your little ones that practice pays off with this delightful book. It's the principal Mr. Slipper's birthday, and while the rest of the class gets busy writing cards for the occasion, Stan becomes frustrated when his letters come out all in a muddle. Stan is afraid to ask for help, until a friend reassures him that nobody's good at everything. After lots and lots of practice, Stan's letters come out just right!

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Title: Back to Front and Upside Down
By: Claire Alexander
Format: Hardcover
Number of Pages: 26
Vendor: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Publication Date: 2012
Dimensions: 11.50 X 9.50 (inches)
Weight: 1 pound 3 ounces
ISBN: 0802854141
ISBN-13: 9780802854148
Ages: 4-8
Stock No: WW854148

Publisher's Description

It's the principal Mr. Slipper's birthday, and while the rest of the class gets busy writing cards for the occasion, Stan becomes frustrated when his letters come out all in a muddle. Stan is afraid to ask for help, until a friend assures him that nobody's good at everything. And after lots and lots of practice, Stan's letters come out the right way round and the right way up.

This delightful book deals with a common childhood frustration and will remind readers that practice pays off and that everyone has to ask for help sometimes.

Author Bio


Claire Alexander has written and illustrated Lucy and the BullySmall Florence, and Lost in the Snow (all Gullane). She lives in England. Visit Claire's website at www.clairealexander.co.uk.

Publishers Weekly

The principal of Stan’s school is having a birthday, and Miss Catnip, Stan’s teacher, has a great thought: everyone is going to make a birthday card for Mr. Slippers. Stan, an adorable brown puppy with floppy ears and an expressive snout, immediately starts drawing an impressive picture—until he learns that Miss Catnip expects everyone to write a greeting as well. Writing is definitely not Stan’s strong suit: “[H]is letters came out back to front and upside down, and some didn’t look like letters at all! I can’t do this! Stan thought.” When Stan hits rock bottom—“Even his name was coming out in a muddle”—he becomes a tiny, disconsolate figure at his desk (his legs don’t even touch the ground), marooned in a black sea of despair. But good advice from his friend Jack (“We all have to ask for help sometimes”) and compassionate help ride to the rescue. It’s not a new idea, but Alexander (Small Florence, Piggy Pop Star) is such a caring and visually sumptuous storyteller that readers will happily travel down this road with her. Ages 4–7. (Aug.) 2012 Reed Business Information

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