Lois Lowry - Books

It seemed like an ordinary October day in Mrs. Pidgeon's second grade classroom until the door opened and a red-headed girl introduced herself. "I'm Gooney Bird Greene," she said. "That's Greene with an 'e' on the end, and I'd like to have a desk right smack in the middle of everything." Gooney Bird Greene was wearing pajamas and cowboy boots, and carrying a lunchbox and a dictionary. Mrs. Pidgeon's classroom would never be the same.

"irrepressible Gooney Bird is that rare bird in children's fiction: one that instantly becomes an amusing and popular favorite" --Kirkus

"Two-time Newbery Medalist Lowry introduces a feisty, friendly heroine in this light novel. . .youngsters will likely hope that Gooney Bird has enough tales stored in her fertile imagination to fill another volume." --Publishers Weekly

"Lowry's masterful writing style reaches directly into her audience, managing both to appeal to young listeners and to engage readers" --The Bulletin

"Veteran author Lowry produces a laugh-out-loud chapter book" --Booklist

"Writing for a younger audience than usual, Lowry displays a keen understanding of how second-grade classrooms operate.[Gooney Bird's] a fine storyteller and her message to classmates - that they too have stories to share - is a good one." --Horn Book

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Other Gooney Bird books

GOONEY BIRD AND THE ROOM MOTHER Everything is Mrs. Pigeon's second grade classroom is ready for the Thanksgiving pageant. Except that the costumes don't fit. And there's no Room Mother to make refreshments. And every child wants to be Squanto. And the newly-composed songs are...well, not that great. But suddenly...there is always a suddenly!...under Gooney Bird's able direction, things fall into place and a catastrophe turns into a triumph.

GOONEY THE FABULOUS It's December in Watertower Elementary School. The school dog is obligingly wearing fake antlers for the holiday celebration. Mrs. Pidgeon's classroom is studying fables and creating their own. Gooney Bird, of course, is making it fun!