The Talented Clementine
9780786838714 | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Clementine is the only third-grader with no talent (or so she believes), and the talent show is fast approaching!
When it comes to tackling third grade, Clementine is at the top of her game-okay, so maybe not all the time. After her teacher announces that the third and fourth graders will be putting on a talent show, Clementine panics.
Awards
Starred reviews in Kirkus and School Library Journal
Nominee for SCIBA Book Award 2007
Featured on "With Good Reason"—NPR Show
25 Best Books List of 2007 from Nick Jr. Magazine
A Kirkus Best Book of 2007
A School Library Journal Best Book of 2007
A Columbus Dispatch Best Book of 2007
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best 2008
Best Children's Books of 2008, Bank Street College
Reviews
★“Enormously satisfying.”
–Kirkus, starred review
★“Clementine is a true original, an empathetic human being with the observant eye of a real artist and a quirky, matter-of-fact way of expressing herself. Frazee's line drawings are plentiful and just right.”
–School Library Journal, starred review
“Readers of the eponymous first book will be happy to meet the same funny, open-eyed, empathetic girl they loved, now. New readers and listeners will cheer when Clementine discovers her talent and will eagerly await the next book about this 'one of a kind' girl.”
–Horn Book
“Recommenders hoping to turn indifferent readers into voracious ones often reach first for solid, funny chapter-book series; this follow-up to Clementine (2006) proves that Pennypacker's deserves a place alongside those by Johanna Hurwitz, Beverly Cleary, and Megan MacDonald. Frazee's polished, warm-spirited line drawings... capture the endearing idiosyncrasies of its heroine, who will equally charm returning readers and those meeting her for the first time.”
–Booklist