Jennifer Plecas's illustrations appear in many popular books for children, including Wrapping Paper Romp, a Growing Tree book by Patricia Hubbell, and Rattlebone Rock by Sylvia Andrews, as well as the ALA Notable Book the Outside Dog, an I Can Read Book by Charlotte Pomerantz. She writes with a voice-activated computer and travels widely with her Seeing Eye dog, Pippa. Although Jean Little was born with scarred corneas that severely impair her vision, she has always loved to read and to write. The family has nine pets, the most recent addition being Henry Higgins, a talking African gray parrot. Kate is caught between a world where she is old enough to have. Little's writing style capture the teenage voice perfectly, without any of the angst or drama found in so many other books with a teen protagonist. Poetry-writing Kate Bloomfield, star of Kate and Look Through My Window, returns to share-in. Jean Little has always been interested in adoption, and she had a first-hand experience with it when her sister adopted two children several years ago. Kate has already appeared in two book, Kate and Look Through My Window, but Hey World, Here I Am certainly stands on its own. HarperCollins, 4.99 (96pp) ISBN 978-0-06-440384-9. Little's works include the novels Lost and Found, Different Dragons, From Anna and Hey World, Here I Am, illustrated by Sue Truesdell. In addition to Emma's Magic Winter, her first I Can Read Book, Ms. Jean Little is the author of more than twenty-five books for children.
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