The Let's Pretend Attic

by Susan Hood, Kathy Couri (Illustrator)

It's a rainy afternoon, and a brother and sister are tired of being cooped up in the house. They've run out of things to do-until Mom suggests exploring the attic for unknown treasures. The kids have a blast trying on old clothes, acting like witches, pirates, and mixing magic potions. By the time the sun comes out later in the day, the kids are having too much fun to go outside.

32 pages, Paperback

First published August 10, 2004

About the author

Susan Hood is the award-winning author of many books for young readers, including Ada's Violin; Lifeboat 12; The Last Straw: Kids vs. Plastics; Shaking Things Up; Titan and the Wild Boars: The True Cave Rescue of the Thai Soccer Team; and We Are One: How the World Adds Up.

Susan is the recipient of an E. B. White Read-Aloud Picture Book Honor, the Christopher Award, the Américas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature, the Golden Kite Award, and the Bank Street Flora Stieglitz Straus Award, given annually for “a distinguished work of nonfiction that serves as an inspiration to young people.”

COMING IN MARCH, 2022!
Susan's newest book is Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis. Co-authored with Anna's (a.k.a. Zhanna's) son Greg Dawson, this biography in verse celebrates the life-saving power of the arts.