Don't Call Me Beanhead - Beany Author:Susan Wojciechowski From School Library Journal — Grade 2-4 — This brief novel is a small gem filled with fresh humor. Bernice, a.k.a. Beany, is a worrywart, and her domineering friend, Carol Ann, exacerbates the problem. When Beany fails a test and has to take it home for her parents to sign, Carol Ann instructs her to sandwich it between lots of other papers with g... more »ood grades so that the "F" won't be noticed. Of course her parents catch on, but respond with a refreshing combination of firmness and empathy. In the satisfying ending, Beany begins to get out from under Carol Ann's thumb by doing her own thing in the school talent show instead of playing the demeaning role her friend assigns to her. Wojciechowski captures the feelings, thoughts, and concerns of early elementary-age children in Beany's witty, honest first-person narrative. The story's moral is to stop worrying and enjoy life, a lesson conveyed with simplicity and charm. Natti's black-and-white illustrations are a perfect complement to the text.
--Jacqueline Rose, Lake Oswego Public Library, OR
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This is a quick chapter book read aloud or a great read-on-your-own fit for 2nd graders! Includes 5 short stories highlighting Bernice Lorraine Sherwin-Hendrick's (Beany) tendancy to worry!