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In Aunt Lucy's Kitchen (Cobble Street Cousins #1) (Cobble Street Cousins #1)
by
Cynthia Rylant,
Wendy Anderson Halperin (Goodreads Author)
Meet The
COBBLE STREET COUSINS
Lily, who wants to be a poet Tess, who wants to be a Broadway star Rosie, who wants a little cottage with flowers by the door
Right now, though, the cousins are sharing an attic bedroom in their Aunt Lucy?s light blue house on Cobble Street, and happily making plans for the summer. A cookie company seems the perfect way to make a little mo
...morePaperback, 64 pages
Published
May 1st 2000
by Aladdin
(first published 1998)
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A couple of years ago a friend asked me for book recommendations for his eight year old daughter. She had a quiet, sweet disposition, and the preponderance of books on the market featuring sassy, bossy protagonists did not appeal to her as a reader, or to him as a parent. At the time my own daughter was still a toddler and I wasn't paying much attention to chapter books for young readers. Now that I have a seven year old daughter and am on the lookout for books she might enjoy, I can better appr...more
I read these (all 6 - this is just the first) to Bea and we enjoyed them. As a read aloud they really would be better formated in one big book so that there could be less repetition. The books are so short! But I can see that might be what they are going for in an early reader chapter book.
We enjoyed the plot for the most part - very sweet and simple. The girls are always doing things that Bea wishes she could do -- make a dollhouse, write a newpaper, organize tea parties. The whole plot line a...more
We enjoyed the plot for the most part - very sweet and simple. The girls are always doing things that Bea wishes she could do -- make a dollhouse, write a newpaper, organize tea parties. The whole plot line a...more
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Just lovely.
The Cobble Street Cousins are Tess, Lily and Rosie. They are spending a year with their Aunt Lucy because their parents are touring the world with a ballet company.
The girls are creative and imaginative in their own way and this was just a fun book to read aloud. (In this book they create a cookie company and play matchmaker for their aunt.) At 54 pages it even kept my 2 year old daughter's attention almost to the end.
The Cobble Street Cousins are Tess, Lily and Rosie. They are spending a year with their Aunt Lucy because their parents are touring the world with a ballet company.
The girls are creative and imaginative in their own way and this was just a fun book to read aloud. (In this book they create a cookie company and play matchmaker for their aunt.) At 54 pages it even kept my 2 year old daughter's attention almost to the end.
I cannot recommend this book without recommending the entire series. What a fabulous, sweet story about 3 girl cousins who relate well together and can cooperate on their projects without the battles you might usually see between siblings. I read this series as an adult, but wish I'd been able to get my hands on it as a child. Had a similar feel for me as my all-time-favorite novel _The Little Princess_ by F.H. Burnett. If your daughter is a sensative soul who might be upset by the thought of de...more
I like the book. Actually, I found out one of the series at a book store two years ago. It was a Japanese translation version. Since I liked the illustration, I bought it.
A could of days ago, I found the English version on Amazon.com. Since the yen has appreciated and been strong against the American dollar for a while, I bought all of the series. I finished reading first of them.
I love the story and illustration. Both of them are so cute! I became a fan of three cousins of the book series. The...more
A could of days ago, I found the English version on Amazon.com. Since the yen has appreciated and been strong against the American dollar for a while, I bought all of the series. I finished reading first of them.
I love the story and illustration. Both of them are so cute! I became a fan of three cousins of the book series. The...more
Mar 27, 2013
Alyssa
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Young children 6 to 9 yrs
Recommended to Alyssa by:
Amy
Shelves:
read-to-quinn
This is a sweet book about three cousins living with their aunt while their parents, who are dancers in a ballet company, are off on a world tour! "Just this once,Rose, everyone lives!" Sorry, Dr. Who reference. Still, as a friend noted in her review, it is nice not to have death be the culprit for their parents' absence from the story. My daughter, to whom I read this, is 6.5 years old.
There are two main storylines in this book. First, the girls start a Cookie Delivery Company and this lead to...more
There are two main storylines in this book. First, the girls start a Cookie Delivery Company and this lead to...more
- ALADDIN PAPERBACKS
- Time 12/4 = 20 minutes: 12/10 = 55 minutes
- 7-word summary: Lily - Tess - Rosie - have - cookies - company - summer
- Discussion question
1.Are there an attic in your home?
No, there are not such a place in my home, so I want to live there like them!
2. Have you ever lived different from your house for a long time?
Yes, I have done homestay for a month.
This book's picture is very cute and it is easy for me to understand! I want to read another series!!
- Time 12/4 = 20 minutes: 12/10 = 55 minutes
- 7-word summary: Lily - Tess - Rosie - have - cookies - company - summer
- Discussion question
1.Are there an attic in your home?
No, there are not such a place in my home, so I want to live there like them!
2. Have you ever lived different from your house for a long time?
Yes, I have done homestay for a month.
This book's picture is very cute and it is easy for me to understand! I want to read another series!!
Sep 02, 2012
Janet
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3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
children-s-fiction,
read-2012
Charming, soft story of three cousins each with specific interests, living with Aunt Lucy who encourages their passions. The cousins have a cookie business which leads them to meeting interesting adults who are charmed by their personalities. Finally a "show" at Aunt Lucy's house is enjoyed by their new adult friends. A nice reminder that not all girls are sassy, pushy and have given up good manners and artistic pursuits.
My teacher introduced this wonderful book to me. I decided to read it, and I loved it! I want to read this series again and again and again. One way I really liked it is because I'm exactly like Tess, Rosie, and Lilly! Why I am like them is because I want to be an actress like Tess. And I like stained-glass windows like Rosie. And I am really good at ideas and I like to write poems like Lilly. So this is the perfect book for me!
The Cobble Street cousins are three cousins; Lily, Rosie and Tess. They live with their Aunt Lucy. Their parents travel a lot so the three girls had to live with Aunt Lucy for a year. Each of them have their own rooms in the attic. They sold cookies to someone who broke their leg and for someone's 90th birthday. Her name was Mrs. White and she gave each of the girl's a little cat. I liked it because they sold cookies.
RYLANT, WENDY ANDERSON HALPERIN, Leave 1
Time-70 minutes
7 words-three-cousins-sell-crinkles-make-people-happy
Discussion Questions
Have you ever cooked crinkles？
I have not cooked crinkles.
what have you done with your brothers or sisters？
I have played soccer with my brothers.
Time-70 minutes
7 words-three-cousins-sell-crinkles-make-people-happy
Discussion Questions
Have you ever cooked crinkles？
I have not cooked crinkles.
what have you done with your brothers or sisters？
I have played soccer with my brothers.
I recommend these books often to young girls just starting to read chapter books because they looked so cute. Now that I have finally read one I can say they are cute and can't wait until my own daughter is ready to read them.
I recommend these books often to young girls just starting to read chapter books because they looked so cute. Now that I have finally read one I can say they are cute and can't wait until my own daughter is ready to read them.
A good read aloud for younger children. A wholesome adventure by three cousins. No name calling, no commercialism, no bad behavior by characters. Happy to have a series where I don't have to edit as I read aloud to my 4 year old.
Oct 28, 2010
Dolly
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
parents reading with their children
This is a wonderful tale of three cousins living with their aunt for a year. We've read the last book in this series (unknowingly) and now we are going back to the beginning. The stories are sweet and heartwarming.
Just the type of book that would have charmed me in first and second grade. Wonderful old-fashioned house and neighborhood, creative girls who like writing, crafts, and performing, beautiful detailed illustrations.
Very sweet, wholesome book for girls who are just starting to read chapter books. The series averages 50-60 pages with illustrations on every two-page spread.
Mila loved this whole series, especially the party-planning fifth book. Learning to be a good party hostess is such a fun part of being a little girl!
Sweet and wholesome, but also kind of a throwaway book in my mind. We read it in an afternoon and were done with it. I do love Cynthia Rylant, though.
After reading Margaret, Frank, and Andy, I kept pulling Cynthia Rylant books to read. I just love her writing! The Cobble Street Cousins are wonderful!
I really enjoyed this book. Characters are loveable. I loved the business idea and the way that the girls met new friends.
I would have loved this book in first grade. If a certain second grader in my class enjoys it too, I'll bump it up a star.
This was a fun book, with nice girls and good storyline. Fun for girls who have started reading chapter books.
The first book the Elf read all by herself without Mommy having already read it first :-). She loved it!
I "really liked" this book as the first real chapter book to read aloud to my own Lucy, but the experience of doing so "was amazing."
i love the cookie compony!If the cookie compony was real id'e buy one doson COOKIEs!!!!
A very sweet book that my daughter loved. The whole series is great for a young reader.
Finally a chapter book to read to Kate! Just say no to Junie B. Jones.
i like that store because thae had a cookie company. i wont to have wun .
This book was also one of my favorites in second or third grade.
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An author of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for children and young adults as well as an author and author/illustrator of picture books for children, Cynthia Rylant is recognized as a gifted writer who has contributed memorably to several genres of juvenile literature. A prolific author who often bases her works on her own background, especially on her childhood in the West Virginia mountains, she...more
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