When Stella Was Very, Very Small

When Stella Was Very, Very Small
Reading Level: K − 1st Grade

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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Review quotes

- Long-listed for the OLA Blue Spruce Award, 2010

- Short-listed for the QWF Award for Children's Literature, 2009

- "The charming illustrations, rendered in watercolour, pastel and collage, depict red-headed Stella's antics in great detail and from a variety of perspectives. Young readers will wish they could be just like Stella, or at least have a big sister like her. Stella is both wonderful and full of wonder - purely glorious." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

- "[A] delightful series...Gay's mixed-media scenes dance...Subtle and sweet, yet full of life and humor, [Stella's] world is a place kids will want to visit again and again." —School Library Journal, starred review

- "[Children] will be delighted to hear Stella's reminiscences and will identify with her joy in sharing her big sisterly 'knowledge' with Sam." — CM Magazine

Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781554981038
Lexile Measure
440
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Groundwood Books
Publication date
August 20, 2011
Series
Stella and Sam Books
BISAC categories
JUV051000 - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play
JUV013070 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings
Library of Congress categories
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