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Mabel's Topsy-Turvy Homes

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This is Mabel's house . . . and this is also Mabel's house.

New routines, rules, and bedrooms: after her parents' divorce, Mabel's new living situation has her feeling topsy-turvy. As she learns to adjust to having two different houses, she struggles to understand her anxiety and frustration. But a weekend caring for the class pet helps Mabel realize that having more than one home isn't such a bad thing after all. Mabel and Izzy the Iguana make a colorful duo in this lighthearted picture book, helping kids adapt to their own new, topsy-turvy adventures.

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ISBN-13:	9781506482866
Publisher:	1517 Media
Publication date:	10/25/2022
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	1,133,207
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	AD600L (what's this?)
Age Range:	3 - 8 Years

About the Author

Candy Wellins is a former elementary school teacher and has a BA in journalism and a master's in literacy education. She's now a full-time mom to three wonderful children who keep her up-to-date and immersed in children's literature. She is the author of Saturdays Are for Stella and The Stars Beckoned: Edward White's Amazing Walk in Space. She and her family make their home in Central Texas. When she's not reading, writing, or mothering, Candy loves running, traveling, and taking naps!

Jess Rose is an illustrator and designer living in Yorkshire, England. She has loved to draw her entire life, creating characters and helping tell stories that children can relate to. She has two children and uses her experience as a parent to inspire her work.

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This sweet tale highlights the exciting variety of a two-home child's experiences, validating them all. Parental love and quality time are ever present in the warm, cozy illustrations. . . Doubly fun! —Kirkus Reviews

"Contrasting warm and cool palettes complement this tale for any child who is searching for a new definition of home." —Foreword Reviews

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2022-08-17
With two houses, life can get confusing.
Mabel has two homes, and both are very different. In one, her bedroom is upstairs. In the other, it’s downstairs. In one house, you’re not allowed to jump on the bed, but in the other you can. Breakfast is an even more confusing routine. All of it makes her want to scream, but she doesn’t want to scare the class pet, Izzy the iguana, who is Mabel’s responsibility for the weekend. Mabel looks through Izzy’s travel journal and learns about all the amazing and very different things the iguana has done with the other children in Mabel’s class: She saw a football game, went apple picking, spent a weekend without power thanks to a storm, watched the same movie in two places, and celebrated two different holidays (Hanukkah and Christmas). Mabel can relate to a lot of these moments, like how she watched the same movie in both her houses, and celebrating holidays twice means double the presents (and hugs). Mabel considers both herself and Izzy lucky to have so many opportunities. This sweet tale highlights the exciting variety of a two-home child’s experiences, validating them all. Parental love and quality time are ever present in the warm, cozy illustrations. Bespectacled, curly-haired Mabel presents as biracial, with one light-skinned parent and one brown-skinned parent. (This book was reviewed digitally.)
Doubly fun! (Picture book. 3-6)

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