{"id":1604,"date":"2011-02-23T23:40:23","date_gmt":"2011-02-24T03:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=1604"},"modified":"2011-02-23T23:40:23","modified_gmt":"2011-02-24T03:40:23","slug":"review-of-the-talented-clementine-by-sara-pennypacker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=1604","title":{"rendered":"Review of The Talented Clementine, by Sara Pennypacker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/talented_clementine.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/talented_clementine.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"talented_clementine\" width=\"105\" height=\"160\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2775\" \/><\/a><em>The Talented Clementine<\/em><\/p>\n<p>by Sara Pennypacker<br \/>\nPictures by Marla Frazee<\/p>\n<p>Hyperion Paperbacks for Children, New York, 2007.  137 pages.<br \/>\nStarred Review<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m hooked on Clementine, and am so happy I finally discovered her.  In this second book about her, her third grade class is going to put on a talent show.  But Clementine does not think she has any talents that could be displayed in a show.  Not like Margaret, whose fourth grade class will also be taking part.  Margaret has talents to spare.<\/p>\n<p>This book is full of Clementine&#8217;s hilarious attempts to find an act, with an unexpected and satisfying solution.<\/p>\n<p>Once again, Marla Frazee&#8217;s brilliant illustrations add to the characterization of Clementine and her friend Margaret.  Even before the book begins, we see Clementine walking to the bus with a loaded backpack &#8212; until she is overcome by the weight of it and must crawl.<\/p>\n<p>I love the first paragraph, which gives you a taste of Clementine&#8217;s way of thinking:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have noticed that teachers get <em>exciting<\/em> confused with <em>boring<\/em> a lot.  But when my teacher said, &#8216;Class, we have an exciting project to talk about,&#8217; I listened anyway.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This book is exciting and fun.  And I&#8217;m not a teacher.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/078683871X\/sonderbooksco-20\" target=\"outside\">Buy from Amazon.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Find this review on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonderbooks.com\">Sonderbooks<\/a> at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonderbooks.com\/Childrens_Fiction\/talented_clementine.html\">www.sonderbooks.com\/Childrens_Fiction\/talented_clementine.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Disclosure: I am an Amazon Affiliate, and will earn a small percentage if you order a book on Amazon after clicking through from my site.<\/p>\n<p>Source: This review is based on a library book from the Fairfax County Public Library.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"none\" data-via=\"Sonderbooks\">Tweet<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Talented Clementine by Sara Pennypacker Pictures by Marla Frazee Hyperion Paperbacks for Children, New York, 2007. 137 pages. Starred Review I&#8217;m hooked on Clementine, and am so happy I finally discovered her. In this second book about her, her third grade class is going to put on a talent show. 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