Wisteria Jane
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- $16.99
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
Say hello to the mostly sweet, but sometimes sour, Wisteria Jane Hummell. Named after her mother's favorite flower, Wisteria Jane sees the world in her own special way. She tells her friends that her favorite color is "rainbow." She loves jumping in mud puddles and she desperately wants a pet unicorn. Wisteria Jane's days are filled with adventures, giggles, bumps, bruises, and some important life lessons.
In her first adventure, Wisteria Jane learns how to be a thoughtful friend as she hones the skill of being honest without adding the "not so nice" truths she is so tempted to share. Through Wisteria Jane's experiences, children learn important lessons about honesty, friendship, and people's feelings.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Debut author Harris introduces Wisteria Jane, an inquisitive girl with springy blonde curls, gangly limbs, a gap between her front teeth, and a folksy narrative voice ("My momma named me Wisteria on account of wisteria being her most favorite flower"). When Wisteria's friend Ella shows her one of her baby pictures, Wisteria tells her that perhaps she was named after an elephant, since she looks like "a wrinkly mess" in the photo. A heart-to-heart conversation with Wisteria's mother, about not always saying what's on one's mind, leads to an apology and reconciliation between the friends. Hoyt creates a peaceful suburban neighborhood bursting with vegetation and brings a caricatured aesthetic to the characters that matches Wisteria's big personality. While there's little that's novel about the story's approach to the subject of empathy, a good-natured sense of humor helps carry it along. Ages 3 8.
