Isabella, the little purple-haired girl with the big imagination, is back in her fourth adventure: Isabella wakes her parents up bright and early; they've got a big day ahead of them and Isabella doesn't want to miss a second. As she and her family get ready to head out, Isabella imagines she's different females politicians, first in their fields, from the first mayor to the first Supreme Court Justice. Isabella and her family have an i Isabella, the little purple-haired girl with the big imagination, is back in her fourth adventure: Isabella and her family have an important day to be part of: A good idea in theory, younger readers may need some prompting when first hearing the story; these names will largely be unfamiliar to them.
Anyone reading the story out loud should mention beforehand that the women Isabella names are the first women in politics and what office they held. Kids will be better able to pick up subtle in-jokes in the text, too; for instance: When Isabella claims to be "Susanna, mayor of this here town," her mother responds, "I don't think we're in Kansas anymore. Isabella's adorable stuffed friend is with her, dressed in period clothing, in each spread - see if your readers can spot him or her, if they like!
Mike Litwin's art, done with blueline pencil and Adobe Photoshop, is fun and emphasis on key words like names and identifying characteristics adds some punch. Brief biographies, quotes, and a timeline of women in politics, along with a list of books and websites for further reference, round out Isabella's latest adventure. The book is a good start for introducing younger readers to women in politics, and how long we've been around! It's more of a companion volume to a lesson rather than a standalone. I haven't seen an educator's guide or activity kit yet, but there are some great resources about women and politics online, including printouts at Time for Kids.
Most of the available information is branded for Women's History Month, but we're at a historic crossroads in history - celebrate women in politics NOW! Illustrator Mike Litwin has samples of his artwork and animation on his site. Sep 16, Sharon Tyler rated it really liked it. Isabella Girl in Charge is a picture book and more by Jennifer Fosberry.
It is currently scheduled for release on October 4 If her house is going to work like a democracy, Isabella knows what she has to do; call an a Isabella Girl in Charge is a picture book and more by Jennifer Fosberry. Isabella celebrates the women who were first to hold public offices.
And if Isabella can get her parents out the door, she might just witness the first woman voted into the highest position of all. Isabella Girl in Charge is a fun and informative book. As Isabella tries to get out to attend a grand event with her parents she changes names and imagined identities to take on the roles of some of the most important women in history.
At the end of the book each of those women and their accomplishments are described in detail. In the end the family does get to their destination, to see a woman elected president no, she looks nothing like Hillary or Jill. I like that while democracy and women breaking barriers is covered, were are no political lines drawn in the sand. It is not about policy or issues, but the fact that women are perfectly capable to doing such difficult jobs.
Isabella Girl in Charge is a great way to encourage girls to shoot for the stars, and to remind them that women can do anything. I really thought the information on the variety of women that are covered in the book was a crucial and interesting part of the book. Reading about women that decided the odds to be the first governor, mayor, and the like might just inspire a young reader to do something amazing. Aug 06, Storywraps rated it really liked it. Isabella is a feisty, go-get-em' little girl who has a mission in life.
She is motivated to consummate her dream of becoming a powerful woman that can truly make a difference in the world. She is very fortunate to have the support of a loving family that not only nurtures her but assists her in fulfilling her dream. Isabella dreams of becoming the first female mayor, congresswoman, governor, cabinet minister, justice on the supreme court and yes, you guessed it, the first female president of her Isabella is a feisty, go-get-em' little girl who has a mission in life. Isabella dreams of becoming the first female mayor, congresswoman, governor, cabinet minister, justice on the supreme court and yes, you guessed it, the first female president of her country.
She focuses on her goal daily and is willing to work hard and do what it takes to make it happen. She knows it takes dedication and brute determination to reach her goals but Isabella is all in to make that transpire. At the back of the book the author has included a section called A timeline is featured of prominent women in U.
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A wonderful and timely book that can be translated into any language and given prominence in any country in the world. Girl's all over the world unite and tuck this quote into your heart Aug 02, Li Or rated it liked it Shelves: Normally, the thing I like about picture books is a good story combined with awesome artwork. In this book, the artwork is good, but the story I feel like the story is not written for child-entertainment purposes, nor for educational purposes since not much is actually explained other than just using words that parents will need to explain.
I felt like it is written for the purpose of compaigning for the presence of women in politics and for a woman US president.
On the plus side, there are t Normally, the thing I like about picture books is a good story combined with awesome artwork. On the plus side, there are things a child can learn from this book; girl power being one. Set in the political capital of Washington DC, this book teaches children about concepts like voting, and political words like "prohibit", "political representation" and various political job titles from Mayor and Governer, Cabinet Member to being in Congress.
It also shows images of the White House. I feel like the whole book can be used as a starting point from which a parent can go on to teach kids more about US politics and fill in the blanks that are left unexplained within the story. Oct 18, Sarah Bergh rated it it was amazing Shelves: This is one of my favorite books on my list.
Isabella is a very imaginative little girl who plays pretend to the be the first female mayor, governor, judge etc. The whole day she eager to be somewhere before her family is awake, has eaten, is ready. She assumes this characters that represent important omen in political history all day long. Finally she get to her destination and is thrilled to see the first women president at the white house! The illustrations were really cute, Isabella in all h This is one of my favorite books on my list.
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The illustrations were really cute, Isabella in all her different roles makes the pages more engaging. It only represents our culture but explores its history and future. Elementary kids would understand this book but I definitely think the higher elementary grades would do better then the younger. This book also includes a history of important women in political history. I love how informative this book is but more so love how girls to break the glass ceiling so to speak.
Jul 23, Betsy rated it liked it Shelves: I received an advanced copy of this e-book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. This book is about a young girl who is very interested in politics. She jumps into the characters of famous women in politics. I think this would be a wonderful book for a young girl who is interested in government and women.
This book is especially relevant with the nomination of the first woman by a major political party. I would recommend this book to girls around my girls' ages, ish. Th I received an advanced copy of this e-book in exchange for an honest review. The words were easy enough to understand but weren't too juvenile. If it were my girls reading it, they would probably need help with a few words, but I feel like this would open doors to more conversation. This book also has beautiful illustrations. Jul 22, Steffi rated it liked it Shelves: I think it is an excellent idea to show little girls influential women in politics and explain democracy.
Honestly I am not so sure if everything is understable to target audience as most positions aren't explained and most is to read from the pictures. I think a few words to every woman would have been much better. There is a kind of glossar at the end of the book but I think this is way too much info-d Thanks to Netgalley and Sourcebooks Jabberwocky for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
There is a kind of glossar at the end of the book but I think this is way too much info-dropping for the kids.
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The illustrations are great. There are many little details and settings. I also liked the little mouse which appeared in every picture. Jul 15, Janice rated it really liked it. Isabella has a wonderful imagination. She sees herself as the first female mayor, first female congressman and more. The pictures are adorable with mice appearing as everything from the president to a room full of constituents. A fun book to inspire girls. Oct 10, Suzy rated it really liked it Shelves: Isabella is a favorite of mine. She is always so much fun and always introduces readers to great people.
Be it characters from books, or historical figures. It is a great way for children to learn more about them through a fun book setting. This one is just as great too. It comes at a great time too, when the world is working to recognize girls and women; past, present and future. Aug 12, Morgan Sohl rated it it was ok. This is the kind of books parents buy their kids but the kids aren't interested. The story itself would be confusing to anyone who didn't know who it was referring. Nice concept but poorly executed for the age group. Sep 11, Andrea Dillon rated it it was amazing.
I really love this. I love the look at the important women in politics and then the look the to future at what woman are capable of! This book isn't a read alone book for kids. This book is meant to be shared and discussed with children. Start the conversation and discuss powerful women! Aug 02, Gabrielle Carolina rated it liked it.
Educational and inspirational, though not entirely organic. I recommend Isabella for young readers in the hopes that it sparks a desire to learn more about the women included in this picture book. Also, the mother and daughter have purple hair. More purple haired protagonists! Oct 27, wildct rated it really liked it. Jun 30, Stefanie Kellum rated it liked it Shelves: Nov 15, Bernadette rated it it was amazing Shelves: The ending of this one stings a little right now Sep 23, Diane rated it it was amazing Shelves: Isabella is ready to go! And where are they off to? The inauguration of the First Female President.
Several pages in the back include a timeline which explains the importance of each of the women that are mentioned in the book Great quotes from women about the political process, as well. Jun 05, Debra rated it liked it Shelves: Isabella is a little girl whose parents help her dream big. The hero is far from perfect as he needed time to clearly comprehend and accept his feelings but in all he did nothing as stupid as Isabella did.
The vilain obviously acts like one, but as the author shares his point of view, we see all is not completely black, he has some remorses, and in some way falls too for Isabella. To conclude, the writing and details were confounding how good they were, I do just prefer my heroines with more a backbone like the ones she gave life in the books I read previously. Nothing has made him more fearful than arriving home to his ward's governess tearfully confessing she has lost Lucy! Hartleigh is terrified he has failed his late friend.
He promised he would look after Lucy and now she's lost in the middle of an unfamiliar and dangerous city. How could this have happened? Isabella Latham is in Town to chaperone her younger cousins' first Season. She's a spinster at 26 and was penniless since her father's death but now has a decent fortune. As she's about to leave her dressmaker, she comes across a small child sleeping in the corner. When the little girl awakes, she cries for her Mama, and Isabella's motherly instincts are aroused. Isabella is about to return little Lucy home when Hartleigh finally finds them.
Hartleigh is so worried about Lucy, he is quite rude to the woman he assumes is a shopkeeper. He admires the way she handles Lucy and immediately realizes his mistake. He calls to apologize, but as Isabella's Mama points out later, timing is the enemy. His disreputable cousin Basil has already set his sights on Isabella or at least her fortune. Isabella is discommoded by the man with the cat's eyes. She fears being caught in his trap but is also a little bit curious about what it would be like to be with such a man. At least he makes no pretenses about courting her fortune, unlike her other suitors.
Lord Hartleigh decides he needs to find a Mama for Lucy. He tries to court the young ladies his aunt has picked out for him but none of them attract his attention as much as Isabella. He enjoys the time spent conversing with her and is attracted to her. Isabella's aunt is annoyed at Hartleigh's attentions to Isabella. He's way too good for Isabella and should marry her empty headed daughter Veronica instead.
As Basil becomes increasingly desperate, he spins gossip in such a way that will damage not only Isabella's reputation but ruin the chances of her younger cousins. She's confused about which one to pick for Lord Harleigh doesn't seem to love her any more than his cousin does. Though she loves him, she can not marry him if he does not love her. Finally, old scandals come to light as the two gentlemen try to win Isabella's hand.
This is Loretta Chase's first published book and as such, it's a good one. The plot kept me interested to find out how the HEA would come about. I tried to stop at the halfway point but at the point, something happened and I couldn't put it down. The romance plot could use a bit more courtship but I liked it.
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There are a lot of misunderstandings and I felt like yelling at Isabella "Just talk to him even though it's not proper! I would have liked more dialogue and interaction showing how compatible they are. I do get a sense of why he loves her but not so much why she loves him. The scandal is predictable and I wondered about it early on. I would think there would be legal hurdles to jump if such a thing happened. It wouldn't be so neat and tidy. I also didn't like the end of Maria's plot. At first I did but then the other person does something that was typical of gentleman at the time but I didn't like it at all.
I liked the characters in this book a lot. I especially liked Isabella's Mama, Maria. She acts like the quiet beta heroes in Georgette Heyer. Isabella is sensible and had a good head for business. She doesn't allow Basil to fool her as to his intentions. She thinks she can control him. Basil is a nasty man. He convinces himself that his lies are the truth and will stop at almost nothing to get money and to thwart his cousin. He's entirely despicable and untrustworthy. However, Basil seems to learn a lesson at the end.
Little Lucy is cute. She sounds and acts more like 4 or 5 than 7 though. She's used enough to forward the plot and add some humor but not so much as to be annoying. Hartleigh is an honorable gentleman. As far as the reader knows, he's pretty much a saint. He's a war hero, a devoted friend and trying to be a loving guardian. He's not entirely perfect. He acts like Mr.
Darcy at first but he realizes his mistakes some of the time. The characters are driven by lust at times and there is some kissing not on the lips. The door closes on a married couple but the pre-marital kissing is much more intense. This book is far more clean than Loretta Chase's current books. She is now writing Regency Historicals. View all 3 comments. This book suffers for the obvious love affair Chase was developing with Basil. It was as if she started out with a plot idea--heiress Cit is torn between the sensual bad boy and the proper Earl--and then promptly discovered just how much fun she was having with the sensual bad boy.
Half of this book feels like prologue for The English Witch Basil's novel ; nothing about the plot stood out except for Isabella's provoking chuckle and Basil, Basil, Basil. I will say that there are glimpses of Chase's skills poking through the mush and it made me very excited to see. That doesn't, however, excuse the lukewarm romance. This book is Loretta Chase's debut, and for a first book it's pretty good.
There are glimmers of the Chase to come, but the plot development is quite confusing, although I suspect that some of my confusion could be blamed on bad Kindle formatting. Scene shifts in mid-chapter, which ordinarily might be marked by extra spacing, a wingding, or a dropped capital, were not marked in any way.
The plot itself was quite good, and I would love to see how today's Loretta Chase would write this book. Jul 07, D. Nichols rated it liked it. Le doy un tres porque es una novela correcta, como ya he dicho, pero muy por debajo de su nivel normal.
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Oct 15, Gail rated it really liked it. Is this book perfect? Was it just exactly what I needed? Isabella is an heiress of modest standing and disposition over whom two cousins battle, enchanted as they are by her quiet intelligence. Yes, the plot took a fairly predictable course. Yes, the characters lacked depth. Yes, the tone of the storytelling abruptly changed. No, there weren't any steamy scenes. And yet, I loved it. It probably has something to do with zingers like the following that seem to both epito Is this book perfect? It probably has something to do with zingers like the following that seem to both epitomize and wittingly skewer the genre: But at the moment, having already sent Propriety to the Devil, he was exceedingly loath to recall it.
Apr 19, Kagama-the Literaturevixen rated it liked it Shelves: One day while at the modistes she comes upon a little girl who is quickly revealed to be the Earl of Hartleighs ward. The earl himself soon arrives and mistakenly believing Isabella is the modistes assistant brusquely dismisses her,just to be set straight by Isabella that she is in fact a lady. They dont get off on a good foot. Since his ward Lucy wont sto 2. Since his ward Lucy wont stop talking about her wonderful "Missbella" he starts to consider getting married so she will get a female rolefigure in her life.
He did promise her deceased father he would take the best care of her. This decided he starts to look for a suitable bride. Meanwhile Isabella has also entered the social season with some unsuspected sucess when word got out that she was an heiress she started to get more and more interesting to the fortune hunters. Among these is Basil Trevelyan cousin of the Earl of Hartleigh who has set his sights on Isabella and her monies.
And the fact that Hartleigh has been taking an interest in her only adds to her charm,since Basil resents his cousin for inheriting the earldom when he himself is penniless. Isabella finds himself a As Hartleigh and Isabella starts to become more acquainted,Basil tries everything he can to sever their relationship and compromise Isabella so she will have no choice but to marry him.
And if that wont work hes got an ace up his sleeve in the form of a secret her mother has concealed. This book has a lot of the themes I love. Plain but smart spinster,handsome but gruff hero who learns to see behind appearances. But somehow it just didnt click with me. It just felt like I couldnt fully connect with the characters.
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Being one of her earlier books I think she has evolved since then but I could detect similarites with some of her later works. At least it wasnt as bad as The Devil's Delilah Regency Noblemen, 2 Also the thing with Isabellas mother and her view spoiler [marriage to Isabellas biological father and him losing his memory hide spoiler ] felt very plastered on and convoluted. It could easily have been removed from the story.
But I guess the author thought she deserved a happy ending. Also another thing I did like was that the villain wasnt this cardboard cutout Some of the funnier bits were between him and his friend. But actually had reasons and motive for his actions even if they werent good ones. And he also gets his redemption in The English Witch It obviously didn't leave any real impression with me. Interesting, because some of the combined editions I quite liked and remember. I liked what I could see of Lucy, but she's really only a plot moppet here - when Chase thinks to use her she's delightful and her own persona, but the author forgets about her for long stretches of time, especially at the end.
I think a book about Harry Deverell and Maria Latham would have been fascinating. The hero remained a bit stereotypical, but the story was sweet enough to carry him through. There were no cheap shots - the way the blackmail plot was resolved was well done. I was afraid when this started to show on the horizon that the reader me would be treated to a lot of useless whining and crying while the solution is glaring into everybody's face.
It was confusing in the beginning as to who belonged into which family and how I didn't see much reason why everyone found excuses for him. This is so low, I don't know why anyone would want to have further contact with him. I may accept it from his doting aunt, but Isabella, his intended victim? And even worse, her uncle? Published in , this book comes nowhere near the delightful writing, wittiness,and interesting plotting that has made Chase one of my favorite authors. There are glimmers of her wonderful dialogue and glimpses of the quirky, well rounded characters of her later books, but the writing just wasn't honed yet.
Add to that, my pet peeve of a major plot point being repeatedly hinted at until the big denouement and then leaving messy ends lying about unresolved. Mar 20, Tiffany rated it really liked it Shelves: Deborah thanks again for another great book. This was a fun book. I was glad to read about a first kiss done right. This book had an amazing first kiss! I am always amazed to read books and when the first kiss happens the person starts discussing other things.
Why if you are suppose to be interested in this person would your mind start drifting to other things. If that is the case then you obviously aren't that interested in the person in the first place. Well I am done with my soap box but Deborah thanks again for another great book. Well I am done with my soap box but it was a great book that I thoroughly enjoyed! Mar 11, Suzanne rated it really liked it Shelves: Loretta Chase's debut novel features a large cast of interesting characters, a jam packed plot, and many moments of fun romantic farce.
Although, there is perhaps too much going on for such a short novel, it was still very enjoyable! The hero and heroine are engaging, and their challenging path to romance is believable and satisfying. Plus, Basil, the diabolical but roguish villain, is well set up here for his own book, 'The English Witch', the second book in this Trevelyan Duet.
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Apr 17, Amy rated it it was ok Shelves: But it certainly wasn't great either. The hero was annoyingly apathetic for half of the book and only showed an interest when it became clear his cousin wanted her too. His reluctance to step up to the plate led this reader to believe he didn't care for the heroine at all and only pursued her so his rival wouldn't get his toy.
Book was way too short for any true feels to develop - the only semi angsty scene was over in a page. My Musings What a delightfully witty read! This is one of Loretta Chase's early books, and I am so glad I found it. Isabella is an enchanting character and an easy heroine to fall in love with. Edward is all that is honorable and true.
His gentle care of his ward pulled at my heart strings. If you enjoy a well-written traditional regency, then you will love Isabella. I believe this was one of Loretta Chase's first books, and it is a great debut. The heroine was great, the secondary characters interesting and the villain was well developed.
Oct 20, Donna rated it really liked it Shelves: If you don't care for subtle humor or prosaic speach, you might have trouble appreciating this story. If you enjoy clean romance, self discovery, and on dit You will enjoy this.