Books with author SUSAN WOJCIECHOWSKI

Children will laugh out loud as they catch glimpses of their own life in these easy-to-read adventures.As readers of DON’T CALLl ME BEANHEAD! and BEANY AND THE DREADED WEDDING know, wherever Beany (Bernice Lorraine Sherwin-Hendricks, that is) goes, interesting things happen. For instance, when she goes shopping with her mom, Beany finds a magic wishing crystal. The only problem is that the crystal grants just one wish, and Beany, always the worrywart, can’t decide what to wish for. Now in paperback, Susan Wojciechowski’s second easy-to-read book about Beany will make young readers laugh out loud with recognition.

The lovable worrywart returns in a funny, familiar tale of angst - and unexpected accomplishment - at summer camp.School’s out, and Beany does not want to go to Camp Onondaga. It doesn’t help that her bossy friend, Carol Ann, is going too - especially after she starts pressuring Beany to learn how to dive, just so they can win the Cabin of the Week Award. It’s all Beany can do not to cry into her bunk pillow, until she notices that her cabin mate Skye is even more miserable than she is, and that Skye doesn’t know how to swim at all. Once again, readers will laugh in recognition as Susan Wojciechowski’s Beany - "the girl everyone wants for a friend" (KIRKUS REVIEWS) - braves a buggy world of morning bugle calls, rowdy mess halls, and scary swim tests, while discovering the true meaning of camp spirit.

WELCOME TO THE rival towns of Tralee and Tralah, where the annual St. Patrick’s Day decorating contest is under way. Every year, Tralah defeats Tralee. This year, though, little Fiona Riley has a wonderful idea that will help Tralee win the contest for sure. But neither town has counted on a stranger arriving—a funny little man with pointed ears and boots trimmed with bells—who will turn the contest upside down!

With Susan Wojciechowski's sure-handed touch for capturing the real concerns of a regular kid, this enormously entertaining Beany book will have middle-grade readers laughing with recognition.BEANY AND THE DREADED WEDDING finds Beany invited to be both flower girl and ring bearer at her cousin's wedding. Now Beany has plenty of new reasons for losing sleep!

"Beany might well be a descendant of Beverly Cleary’s Ramona." - BOOKLISTIn BEANY AND THE DREADED WEDDING, Beany’s cousin Amy wants her to be both flower girl and ring bearer, and now Beany has plenty of new reasons for losing sleep. Will she hate her dress? Will she lose both the bride and groom’s rings? Find out in this easy-reading chapter book about the lovable worrywart.