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Title details for Jessica by Kevin Henkes - Available

Jessica

by Kevin Henkes
Katherine Kellgren
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Even though nobody else believes that Jessica is real, Ruthie knows she is. But when the first day of school arrives, what will happen to Jessica? As usual, Kevin Henkes perfectly captures the child's perspective and delivers a story that is reassuring and delightful.

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  • Release date

    April 22, 2013

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781430115328
      • File size: 3494 KB
      • Duration: 00:07:16

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 2.6
    • Interest Level: K-3(LG)
    • Text Difficulty: 0-1

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Jessica and Ruthie are the best of friends. They build towers, read together, share meals, and mirror each other's feelings. The only problem, according to Jessica's parents, is that Jessica is an imaginary friend. What will happen when Ruthie heads off to kindergarten? Katherine Kellgren crafts many voices. As narrator, she is direct and firm and sets a leisurely pace that slows even more for emphasis. As Ruthie, she's childlike and confident in her friendship; as Ruthie's parents, she's flustered. For the many one-sided conversations that Ruthie has with Jessica, Kellgren narrates in a wonderful sotto voce. Background music and sound effects complement the story. A.R. (c) AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      March 22, 1989
      Jessica is the imaginary friend of a girl named Ruthie, whose parents constantly remind her, ``There is no Jessica.'' But Ruthie knows better, and Jessica is included in every aspect of the girl's play. Then Ruthie goes to kindergarten and, despite her parents wishes to the contrary, takes Jessica with her. It's a confusing day, and just as Ruthie's woes are about to be desperately compounded (the children have to choose real partners), a classmate introduces herself as ``Jessica.'' She becomes as close a friend to Ruthie as her imaginary namesake. The story is characteristically on target in its reflections of the inventive ways in which children play; Henkes never falters as he outlines the logic and reasoning behind Ruthie's affection for her invisible playmate. But the denouement seems hasty, especially given all the care that has led up to it. Nevertheless, Henkes's scenes of Ruthie and her two Jessicas are visions of fun (although his people do have a bit of Karen Gundersheimer and Maurice Sendak to their marching stances), and despite the ending, readers will find plenty of pleasure within these pages. Ages 5-up.

    • Publisher's Weekly

      May 25, 1998
      Jessica, a friend only Ruthie can see, follows Ruthie to school on the first day of kindergarten. "Henkes never falters as he outlines the logic and reasoning behind Ruthie's affection for her invisible playmate," said PW. Ages 5-up.

    • Publisher's Weekly

      August 1, 1990
      Henkes ``never falters,'' said PW , as he describes what happens when Ruthie's imaginary best friend accompanies her on the first day of kindergarten. Ages 3-8.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:2.6
  • Interest Level:K-3(LG)
  • Text Difficulty:0-1

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