Wake Up, Emily, It's Mother's Day

The Kids of the Polk Street School #16

by Patricia Reilly Giff

Oh, no! Mother's Day is almost here and Emily Arrow's plans are a mess. She can't think of a good present. Even the marigold she planted at school won't grow. How can she give her mother an old milk carton full of dirt?



Luckily Emily gets the best Mother's Day idea in the world. It's simple too. All she needs is a little help from Linda Lorca.



But two days before Mother's Day...is there still time?

65 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

Patricia Reilly Giff was the author of many beloved books for children, including the Kids of the Polk Street School books, the Friends and Amigos books, and the Polka Dot Private Eye books. Several of her novels for older readers have been chosen as ALA-ALSC Notable Books and ALA-YALSA Best Books for Young Adults. They include The Gift of the Pirate Queen; All the Way Home; Water Street; Nory Ryan's Song, a Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Golden Kite Honor Book for Fiction; and the Newbery Honor Books Lily's Crossing and Pictures of Hollis Woods. Lily's Crossing was also chosen as a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book.

Reviews

[Avel Rudenko · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was having high hopes for this book. Don't ask, I just found it at home and decided to indulge. The semantics and attitudes and vibes are a little negative in tone, not the best book for you to read in appreciation of Mother's Day. Many things go awry in this book, it just seemed a wee-bit dry and bland. I'm glad I read it, but I promise, I WON'T do it again.

[Byron · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 star