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by: Candice F. Ransom
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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780064433952
ISBN: 0064433951
Label: HarperCollins
Manufacturer: HarperCollins
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 32
Publication Date: May 30, 1995
Publisher: HarperCollins
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Release Date: March 31, 1995
Sales Rank: 242037
Studio: HarperCollins
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
On her day in town with her mother, a little girl starts off with an empty big green pocketbook—just like her mother’s—and along the way collects pieces of her day to put inside, inventing stories for each treasure. ‘Studded with inventive imagery.… A playful and most suitable setting for this winsome story with its timeless theme.’—Publishers Weekly. ‘ Bond’s cheerful illlustrations show a lively youngster exploring and enjoying the world around her.’—SLJ.
1993 'Pick of the Lists' (ABA)
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Delightful....makes me want a green pocketbook!
All I can say is READ IT! Great for children and nostalgic for adults!
Rating: - Still our favorite!
My daughter is now 11-- and we still call errand day "our big green pocketbook" day. It's one of our favorite books as we still read it after 7 years. Truly a wonderful book to share.
Rating: - Classic story that gets read over and over in our house
Fantastic story, amazing illustrations. My daughters and I have both loved this book from the first time that we read it. The story is sweet and you just want this little girl's day to last forever. A must read, over and over.
Rating: - a favorite in our house
This book reminds me so much of when I was a little girl and went with my mother to run errands. Back then the stores really did hand out keyrings and pocket calendars and my Grandma worked at a dry cleaner so I got to see the "magic machine" a lot when people picked up their clothes. My girls both love this book, even though the oldest is now 13. We have completely worn out the binding of the hardback copy we have!
Rating: - Fantastic!~
This is truly a wonderful book!
This story is told by the little girl who is going to town with her mother for the morning.
She has a big green pocketbook, just like Mama's, but hers is empty and she can't find anything to put inside it.
Mama says "hurry", because the bus is coming, so the little girl brings her empty pocketbook along anyway.
During the course of the morning, she gathers many treasures and by the time the bus comes to return the girl and her mother home, her ... Read More
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