Piper Green and the Fairy Tree: The Sea Pony

Illustrated by Qin Leng
Ebook (EPUB)
On sale Aug 16, 2016 | 128 Pages | 9780553499339
Age 7-9 years | Grades 2-4
Reading Level: Lexile 630L | Fountas & Pinnell L
Move over Junie B. Jones! Get to know Piper Green as she discovers the ordinary magic right outside her front door.
 
Piper Green is in for another adventure when she finds an unusual whistle hidden inside the Fairy Tree in her front yard. But Piper doesn’t want a whistle... she wants a pony! On a trip with her dad to check the family’s lobster traps, the whistle attracts the attention of an unexpected friend. Could the fairy whistle be working its magic after all?
 
"Following in the fine tradition of spunky girls – Ramona, Amber Brown, Judy Moody, Clementine – Piper Green is set to make some friends in the early chapter book world." —School Library Journal 100 Scope Notes
 
★ “Skillfully blending humor, pathos, and warmth with an atmospheric setting, Potter has created an honest, empathic slice-of-life story, laced with a touch of magic.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Cheerful line drawings add appeal. Completely satisfying. We wish for more.”—Kirkus Reviews starred review
Ellen Potter is the author of more than ten books, including the bestselling Olivia Kidney series and the award-winning novels Slob, The Kneebone Boy, and The Humming Room. Her most recent series for boys, Otis Dooda: Strange but True, is a Cybils Award nominee. Learn more about Ellen at ellenpotter.com. View titles by Ellen Potter
QIN LENG has illustrated numerous picture books, magazines and book covers with publishers from around the world. Her recent picture books include the national bestseller Skinnamarink, One Elephant Went Out to Play and Peanut Butter and Jelly written by Sharon, Lois and Bram; and Trèfle (Clover) by Nadine Robert, which won the 2022 Governor General's Literary Award for Young Persons Literature — Illustrated Books. She is also the illustrator of A Family Is a Family Is a Family written by Sara O'Leary and Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin, which was a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award and received the APALA Award for best picture book. She lives in Toronto with her husband and her son. View titles by Qin Leng

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Move over Junie B. Jones! Get to know Piper Green as she discovers the ordinary magic right outside her front door.
 
Piper Green is in for another adventure when she finds an unusual whistle hidden inside the Fairy Tree in her front yard. But Piper doesn’t want a whistle... she wants a pony! On a trip with her dad to check the family’s lobster traps, the whistle attracts the attention of an unexpected friend. Could the fairy whistle be working its magic after all?
 
"Following in the fine tradition of spunky girls – Ramona, Amber Brown, Judy Moody, Clementine – Piper Green is set to make some friends in the early chapter book world." —School Library Journal 100 Scope Notes
 
★ “Skillfully blending humor, pathos, and warmth with an atmospheric setting, Potter has created an honest, empathic slice-of-life story, laced with a touch of magic.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review

Reviews

“Cheerful line drawings add appeal. Completely satisfying. We wish for more.”—Kirkus Reviews starred review

Author

Ellen Potter is the author of more than ten books, including the bestselling Olivia Kidney series and the award-winning novels Slob, The Kneebone Boy, and The Humming Room. Her most recent series for boys, Otis Dooda: Strange but True, is a Cybils Award nominee. Learn more about Ellen at ellenpotter.com. View titles by Ellen Potter
QIN LENG has illustrated numerous picture books, magazines and book covers with publishers from around the world. Her recent picture books include the national bestseller Skinnamarink, One Elephant Went Out to Play and Peanut Butter and Jelly written by Sharon, Lois and Bram; and Trèfle (Clover) by Nadine Robert, which won the 2022 Governor General's Literary Award for Young Persons Literature — Illustrated Books. She is also the illustrator of A Family Is a Family Is a Family written by Sara O'Leary and Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin, which was a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award and received the APALA Award for best picture book. She lives in Toronto with her husband and her son. View titles by Qin Leng