Books for Vicky's niece

In answer to Vicky's request for books a seven year old girl might enjoy here is a list of some of the best.

Bibliography 

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Kimmel, Eric A. Anansi and the moss-covered rock. 1st ed. New York : Holiday House, c1988.

Anansi the Spider uses a strange moss-covered rock in the forest to trick all the other animals, until Little Bush Deer decides he needs to learn a lesson.

 

Allard, Harry. Miss Nelson is missing! Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c1977.

The kids in Room 207 take advantage of their teacher's good nature until she disappears and they are faced with a vile substitute.

 

Anderson, Laurie Halse. The hair of Zoe Fleefenbacher goes to school. 1st ed. New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2009.

A young girl's talented but untamed tresses do not impress her strict first-grade teacher, who has rules for everything, including hair.

 

DiCamillo, Kate. Bink & Gollie. 1st ed. Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2010.

Two roller-skating best friends--one tiny, one tall--share three comical adventures involving outrageously bright socks, an impromptu trek to the Andes, and a most unlikely marvelous companion.

 

Feiffer, Jules. Bark, George. 1st ed. [New York] : HarperCollins, 1999.

George the puppy's mother is in for a big surprise when she takes him to the veterinarian to find out why he does not bark.

 

Henkes, Kevin. Chrysanthemum. 1st ed. New York : Greenwillow Books, c1991.

Chrysanthemum loves her name until she starts going to school and the other children begin to make fun of it.

 

Henkes, Kevin.Sheila Rae, the brave. 1st ed. New York : Greenwillow Books, c1987.

When brave Sheila Rae, who usually looks out for her sister Louise, becomes lost and scared one day, Louise comes to the rescue.

 

Laguna, Sofie, 1968-. Too loud Lily. 1st American ed. New York : Scholastic Press, 2004, c2002.

Lily's family and friends often complain that she is too loud, but that loudness makes her a hit in the school play.

 

McPhail, David, 1940-. Sisters. San Diego : Harcourt, c2003.

Although two sisters are different in many ways, they are alike too--most importantly, in their love for each other.

 

O'Neill, Alexis, 1949-. The Recess Queen. 1st ed. New York : Scholastic Press, 2002.

Mean Jean is the biggest bully on the school playground until a new girl arrives and challenges Jean's status as the Recess Queen.

 

Shannon, David, 1959-.Alice the fairy. New York : Blue Sky Press, c2004.

Alice, a very imaginative little girl, practices her trade as a Temporary Fairy, but still has trouble learning the difficult tricks, such as making her clothes put themselves away.

 

Stanley, Diane. Saving Sweetness. New York : Putnam's Sons, c1996.

The sheriff of a dusty western town rescues Sweetness, an unusually resourceful orphan, from nasty old Mrs. Sump and her terrible orphanage.

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Raising Sweetness

Vicky, if I were to choose one I'd choose Alice the Fairy, or Chrysanthemum, or  The Recess Queen, or the Sweetness books.  Or?  When there are so many delightful stories making a decision is just so difficult.  The Sweetness books would really fit a tomboy, but I'm afraid the first one may be out of print.  Can't imagine that!