Elisa in the Middle

Riverside Kids #11

by Johanna Hurwitz, Lillian Hoban (Illustrations)

Elisa and her brother, Russell, share many good times, but sometimes Elisa becomes mischievous and does bad things--such as giving Russell's fish a bubble bath--and must find a way to make amends and set things right. Reprint.

Paperback

First published September 27, 1995

About the author

Johanna Hurwitz is an American author of more than sixty children's books. She has sold millions of books in many different languages.

Reviews

[Myra Benedict · Rating 3 out of 5]

Elisa’s a very curious and loving sister but when she tries to do something for her brother things don’t turn out like she wanted too.

[Katie Fitzgerald · Rating 4 out of 5]

My thoughts about the Elisa books from the Riverside Kids series are all collected in my review of Russell and Elisa.

[Christy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Elisa's always ready to play games with her older brother Russell. She even lets Russell decide which ones. And she tries to be helpful, too. But sometimes Elisa's helping out doesn't go exactly as planned -- like when she helps Russell "ketchup" on his homework or gives

[Maria · Rating 4 out of 5]

Elisa's always ready to play with her brother Russell and always to ready to help him but sometime Elisa's attempts to help that don't turn really helpful . She tried her best to be good sister . Interesting book...

[Adrian · Rating 5 out of 5]

you can be a big help

[CJ]

We've just loved this series.