978-1-896764-09-2
$7.95 Paperback with full colour illustrations
24 Pages • 8.5" x 8.5"
Ages: 9 and under
- Character Education
- Friendship & Family
- Friendship & Family
- Language Arts
- Humour
- Humour
Reading Levels
Grade: 2/3
Guided Reading Level: M
Reading Recovery: 20
The Girl Who Hated Books
by: Manjusha Pawagi"There were books in dressers and drawers and desks, in closets and cupboards and chests. There were books on the sofa and books on the stairs ..." And Meena hates all of them, as does her cat Max, who is shakily balanced on a giant stack of them. As Meena tries to rescue Max, the books come crashing down, freeing a wonderland of characters and animals who take Meena on a fanciful and funny romp through the magic of reading.
A copy was given to children across Canada as part of the TD Grade One Book Giveaway.
Video
Awards
Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice Book
OLA: Blue Spruce Award - Nominee
Film rights sold
Dual language rights sold
Australian & US rights sold
French language rights sold
Scholastic Book Club selection
Reviews
The Girl Who Hated Books has been translated into 15 languages and was made into an award-winning animated short by the National Film Board.
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