Alice has a BIG family. She has four older brothers and four younger sisters, which puts Alice smack-dab, kerplunk, right in the middle. And sometimes, this middle child just wants to be alone! One day, Alice sneaks away from a family gathering. She loves skipping, singing, and twirling on her own--until she realizes she's lost and feeling an itsy, bitsy, teensy, tiny bit . . . lonely. Hurriedly retracing her steps to the arms of her mushy, marvelous family, she learns that maybe being in the middle isn't so bad after all.
From Midwest Book Review:
Alice Alone Jessica Shaw, author Olga Herrera, illustrator Amicus Ink
Critique: An original, charmingly and simply delightful picture book with an important underlying lesson about the value of family, "Alice Alone" by author/storyteller Jessica Shaw and artist/illustrator Olga Herrera is a fun read from start to finish. Thoroughly 'kid friendly' in style and presentation, this hardcover edition from Amicus Ink is an especially and unreservedly recommended pick for family, daycare center, preschool, elementary school, and community library collections for children ages 4-6.
Alice has a BIG family. She has four older brothers and four younger sisters, which puts Alice smack-dab, kerplunk, right in the middle. And sometimes, this middle child just wants to be alone! One day, Alice sneaks away from a family gathering. She loves skipping, singing, and twirling on her own--until she realizes she's lost and feeling an itsy, bitsy, teensy, tiny bit . . . lonely. Hurriedly retracing her steps to the arms of her mushy, marvelous family, she learns that maybe being in the middle isn't so bad after all.
From Midwest Book Review:
Alice Alone Jessica Shaw, author Olga Herrera, illustrator Amicus Ink
Critique: An original, charmingly and simply delightful picture book with an important underlying lesson about the value of family, "Alice Alone" by author/storyteller Jessica Shaw and artist/illustrator Olga Herrera is a fun read from start to finish. Thoroughly 'kid friendly' in style and presentation, this hardcover edition from Amicus Ink is an especially and unreservedly recommended pick for family, daycare center, preschool, elementary school, and community library collections for children ages 4-6.