FICTION

The Good-Pie Party

by Liz Garton SCANLON
illus. by Kady MacDonald Denton. 32p. Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine. Apr. 2014. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9780545448703.
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PreS-Gr 2—Posy Peyton is moving and is struggling with the inevitable separation from her best friends Megan and Mae. Posy sulks as the girls dismantle their clubhouse and is reluctant to follow the advice to cherish the time they have left. With everything but the kitchen packed, she impulsively decides to bake. Realizing that "Good pie is better than good-bye," she rallies the troops and invites friends and neighbors to come over, bring pie, and say, "so long." The pen-and-ink and watercolor drawings, soft in palette but with sharp angles and lines, illustrate the shifts in Posy's mood. This sweet, tender read is a good addition for those looking for books about moving.—Whitney LeBlanc, Staten Island Academy, NY
Posy is feeling the moving blues. Lamenting her near departure, Posy and her two best friends decide to make a pie amidst the packed boxes. Inspired by their "hot, sweet, good pie" they elect to throw a "good-pie party" rather than a "good-bye" one. Soft, emotionally detailed ink and watercolor illustrations lighten up the stressful subject and capture the warmth of childhood friendship.
Reviewed by Whitney LeBlanc , Apr 01, 2014

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