Anna Was Here

Description

Anna Nickel loves: Her classroom salamander Her house Midnight H. Cat (her cat) Jericho (her really cool Sunday School teacher) Her mom and dad and little sister, Isabella (most of the time) Colorado, not Kansas And her life just the way it is. Anna Nickel does not want to move to Oakwood. Especially when it is almost her birthday and she has a camping party planned. Especially when the school year isn't even over yet! No fair! What a disaster! Luckily, Anna is a Gold Ribbon Safety Citizen, prepared for almost everything. Unluckily, Anna isn't ready for cousins, lost cats, water balloons and rotten eggs, peculiar relatives, blisters, emus, missing moms, church potlucks, and tornadoes. . . .

Jane Kurtz is a highly acclaimed author of nonfiction, folktales, poetry, novels, and picture books for young readers. Her picture books include In the Small, Small Night; Rain Romp; River Friendly, River Wild, winner of the Golden Kite Award for picture book text; and Water Hole Waiting, a School Library Journal Best Book that she coauthored with her brother, Christopher Kurtz. Jane Kurtz lives in Hesston, KS.

"An amusing and richly rewarding tale that features a very likable, one-of-kind protagonist." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Praise for The Feverbird's Claw: "Kurtz rewards readers with simple yet profound insights." -- Publishers Weekly Praise for Jakarta Missing: "Ambitious and complex." -- Publishers Weekly