The ACB with Honora Lee (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781770497221)

Perry's mother and father are busy people ... they're impatient, they're tired, they get cross easily. And they think that only children, like Perry, should be kept busy. On Saturday mornings Perry and her father visit her gran, Honora Lee, at the Santa Lucia rest home, but Gran never remembers them. 'Who is that man?' Honora Lee asks when Perry's father leaves the room. After movement class is abruptly cancelled, Perry is allowed to go to Santa Lucia on Thursday afternoons. She discovers her Gran has an unconventional interest in the alphabet, so Perry decides to make an alphabet book with the help of Honora and the others. Soon everyone is interested in Perry's book project. The ACB With Honora Lee unfolds with characteristic warmth, quirky, surprising humor and a rich cast of 'residents'. The story is a meditation on kindness and patience and acceptance; that of the very young and the very old. It's a story that will resonate with echoes of recollection for many -- from Perry's endearing perspective on the adult world to the embracing kindness of those who care for the elderly.

Author: Kate de Goldi
ISBN-10: 1770497226
ISBN-13: 9781770497221
Publisher: Tundra Books (NY)
Language: English
Published: 04/08/2014
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 7.90h x 6.10w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/27/2014
Booklist 03/15/2014 pg. 78
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2014
Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2014 - Recommended - Readable
School Library Journal 05/01/2014 pg. 105
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/01/2014 pg. 70
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 - Recommended, Satisfactory