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  • Kiki: My Stylish Life (Lotus Lane #1)

Kiki: My Stylish Life
(Lotus Lane #1)

Author
Publication Date
April 20, 2013
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction /  2nd − 3rd
Language
English
Kiki: My Stylish Life (Lotus Lane #1)
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Description
Meet the Lotus Lane Girls! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow! Kiki, Coco, and Lulu are the BEST of friends. They even have their very own club! But Mika, the new girl, is shaking things up on Lotus Lane. This first book is written as Kiki's diary--with illustrations and doodles throughout. Kiki LOVES creating cool outfits, hanging out with friends, and collecting fun facts like these: Fact: I am a member of the Lotus Lane Girls Club. Fact: I will one day be a VERY famous fashion designer. Fact: My new neighbor Mika is trouble--triple trouble! Fact: Even chickens must look their best. Read Kiki's diary to find out all about life on Lotus Lane!
Publication date
April 20, 2013
Genre
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780545445122
Lexile Measure
640
Publisher
Scholastic Inc.
Series
Lotus Lane
BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV014000 - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women
JUV045000 - Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Chapter Books
JUV043000 - Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Beginner
Library of Congress categories
Friendship
Schools
Diaries
Popularity
Best friends
Elementary schools
Fashion
Diary fiction
Fashion design

School Library Journal

Gr 1-3--Two beginning chapter books. Girlie girls will flock to My Stylish Life, in which details of Kiki's day-to-day adventures are revealed in diary style, complete with doodles and black-and-white drawings. The child and her friends form a club to do crafts, bake, and have sleepovers. Readers can continue the adventures from Lotus Lane in the books about the other club members. Add this one if journal/diary-style books are popular. The second book is easier than the first, and has less text. Missy can't wait for picture day. Her outfit will have "belts that glitter, tights with stripes, and shoes that shine." Full-color cartoons capture her fashion style with ruffles, bling, and even goggles. However, when the big day arrives, Missy's mom has another idea about her picture-day outfit. Pouty, angry, and sad, the child is sent off to school without "ruffles, rainbows, ribbons, or sparkles." After a few arguments with her classmate Oscar over trading chocolate pudding for carrots at lunch, it's finally time for the picture, and what Missy and Oscar end up wearing will surprise children. Plenty of drawings assist readers with plot development between panels, spreads, brief narrative, and captions. Speech bubbles are scattered throughout to enhance character development. Fans of Junie B., Eloise, and Ivy and Bean will laugh out loud as they follow Missy's adventures.--Melissa Smith, Royal Oak Public Library, MI

Copyright 2013 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
Kyla May

Kyla May is an Australian illustrator, writer, and designer. She is the creator and illustrator of two early chapter book series: Lotus Lane (Chemin du Lotus) and Diary of a Pug (Journal d'un carlin). She is also the illustrator of The Sloth Life and The Underdogs series. In addition to books, Kyla creates animation. She lives by the beach in Victoria, Australia, with her three daughters.

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