About this item
Pixie Piper, an ordinary fifth grader, discovers she is a direct descendant of Mother Goose - and she has the magical ability and poetry power to prove it! A lively and funny twist on a classic character for fans of the Clementine books, Wendy Mass, and Lisa Graff. This is the first of two books about Pixie Piper, and it features black-and-white spot art throughout.Fifth grader Pixie Piper has always known that she was a little different. She has a wild mop of hair that won't stay put, her best friend is a boy, and to top it all off, she's constantly coming up with rhymes and poems that just seem to pop out of her. Then, when Pixie thinks it can't get any worse, she finds out that she actually is different - she's a descendant of Mother Goose! This surprising and clever novel features family, friendship, poetry, a toilet museum, and just the right amount of magic, as well as a goose, a fox, and a beautiful golden retriever puppy.
About the Author
As a child, I absolutely believed the world contained magic and I wouldn't have been at all surprised if someone told me I was descended from Mother Goose. If bugs could light up and tadpoles could grow legs, there had to be magic for me, too. By fourth grade I'd found it in writing and never let it go. Creating "The Secret Destiny of Pixie Piper" has allowed me to show that it can be more fun not-to-fit-in than to be like everyone else. And that being braver than brave and truer than true is something we should all aspire to.
