Louella Mae, She's Run Away!

by Alarcón, Karen Beaumont; Litzinger, Rosanne

• ISBN13: 9780805035322
• ISBN10: 080503532X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-04-15
• Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)

Summary

"Louella Mae, she runs away! Look in the cornfields! Look in the hay!" Can you guess where Louella Mae might be? This playful interactive text invites the reader to participate in the search that takes place on a large family farm. The book is perfect for read-alouds as well as for beginning readers. And there's a surprise in store for whoever finds the elusive Louella Mae!

Author Biography

Karen Beaumont Alarc=n has taught a whole range of ages. Her youngest student was in preschool and her oldest, so far, has been 109 1/2 years old. She lives on a ranch in San Martin, California, with her children and a variety of animals. This is her first picture book.

Roseanne Litzinger illustrated and stapled together her first book when she was three years old. It was entitled A Day in the Life of My Uncle Fred B and started with his breakfast. She has subsequently illustrated several picture books. She lives in Santa Monica, California.

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"A light-hearted, fetching story told in rollicking verse."--The Horn Book, starred review

"Savvy bookmaking turns this energetic barnyard romp into a fun guessing game."--Booklist

"The search is on all over the farm: Grandma and Grandpa, uncles and aunts, cat and dog can’t find Louella Mae.... They return home--and there is Louella Mae, asleep in the tub with her five brand-new piglets. A light-hearted, fetching story told in rollicking verse." --The Horn Book, starred review