Iris and Walter: Lost and Found

by Elissa Haden Guest, Christine Davenier (Illustrator)

Overview

“Guest's simple, descriptive sentences and familiar easily resolved dramas continue to be just right for new readers.”—Booklist

Walter loves his harmonica. It belonged to his grandma, and he can't wait to play her all the songs that he's learned. But when he lets Iris borrow it the night before his grandma comes to visit, something awful happens — it gets lost! How will Iris break the news to Walter? Newly independent readers will be eager to find out in this high-interest early chapter book from Green Light Readers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780544227897
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	08/05/2014
Series:	Iris and Walter
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	44
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 6.70(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	510L (what's this?)
Age Range:	6 - 9 Years

About the Author

Elissa Haden Guest is the author of Baby Builders, illustrated by Hiroe Nakata, and the award-winning Iris and Walter series. She holds an MFA in children’s literature from Hollins University and teaches classes in writing for children and young adults at Stanford Continuing Studies. She lives in San Francisco, California.

Christine Davenier is an illustrator for young readers and for the French and American press. She illustrated the Very Fairy Princess books by actress Julie Andrews and her daughter Emma Walton Hamilton. She studied at the National School of Applied Arts in Paris and at the Rhode Island School of Design in the United States.

Editorial Reviews

"Just right for new readers."—Booklist

"Iris and Walter are a perfect pair of friends, created by a perfectly matched team."—School Library Journal
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