In Lulu and the Duck in the Park, during a class trip the park Lulu discovers an egg that needs help hatching. Her teacher has told everyone no more animals in class, but Lulu can't leave the duckling egg alone!
In Lulu and the Dog From the Sea, Lulu and her family vacation to a cottage by the sea. They discover a stray dog who everyone in the town is trying to catch and Lulu believes she can be the one to tame him.
This series is charming and adorable and perfect for beginning readers. Each book is about 100 pages and is full of beautiful illustrations on almost every page. The writing is wonderful and never sounds too simple or talks down to the reader and I think new independent readers will feel like they are reading a very smart chapter book when they read this series. Lulu reminds me a bit of Clementine-getting into some silly adventures and she's very passionate. I think she'll easily earn her place among the spunky, plucky girl characters that fill beginning chapter book series.

I also really appreciated the fact that this series features multiracial characters without it ever being an issue. This is much needed in children's lit, especially books for beginning readers.
I can't wait to give these to my young library readers who love The Puppy Place series and want books about animals-the Lulu books are sure to a be a hit!
I asked Ms. McKay to share her thoughts on libraries:

Want to win a copy of Lulu? Leave a comment below with your favorite animal!
-Thanks to Albert Whitman & Company for the contest
-Open to ages 13+
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-Contest ends April 1st
I don't need to be in the contest (I have Lulu books and love them!) but I wanted to comment anyway. Thank you so much for sharing Hilary's memories of her childhood library. How sweet! I am blogging in this blog tour on Wednesday March 27 (tomorrow!). So delighted to be part of it! Love your post here.
ReplyDeleteOh, I love Hilary McKay's books! I haven't read the Lulu ones yet, but I'd love a copy! My favorite animal is a dog.
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ReplyDeleteI would love to win a copy of the Lulu books for my younger sisters! My favorite animal is a penguin.
ReplyDeleteI'd love a copy as well! Just found your blog via the tour. My son is devouring easy readers lately. I've got both the Lulu books reserved at the library now. My favorite animal is the sea otter. I could watch them all day.
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