What Mary Jo Shared

By Janice May Udry, Eleanor Mill (illustrator),

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Book by Harcourt Brace Co

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1 author picked What Mary Jo Shared as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Judy Carey Nevin

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I discovered a tattered book in my mom’s basement that had the sweetest illustrations—little did I know there were 3 books by the same author/illustrator pair. Since finding the book in the basement, I have found all three books: What Mary Jo Wanted is all about Mary Jo’s obsession with dogs and her campaign to convince her parents she should get a dog. The illustrations of this sweet child with the baby-doll dresses are wonderful; What Mary Jo Shared is about a girl determined to find just the right thing to show at show-and-tell. It was reprinted with new artwork…

From Judy's list on picture books featuring children of color.