Sara Pennypacker
I wasn’t too thrilled about having to read this book. However, it surprised me immensely by being a great read. Clementine is a student I would hate to have, but reading about the things she does is completely hilarious. Especially when you read her logic behind the way she thinks and reacts to adults around her.
Even though she ruins things more than she fixes them, she’s got a big heart and always acts impulsively for what she considers to be the benefit of others. I think this is a wonderful show of how kids can care about one another in the most simple, but complete of ways.
This would make a great read-aloud for kids–I highly recommend it to parents, teachers and librarians. I ordered a copy for my library so I could read this to the kids. Clementine may be the hard one, but she’s one entertaining kid.