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The Brownie & Pearl Collection: Brownie & Pearl Step Out; Brownie & Pearl Get Dolled Up; Brownie & Pearl Grab a Bite; Brownie & Pearl See the Sights; Brownie & Pearl Go For a Spin; Brownie & Pearl Hit the Hay
Beloved author of the Henry and Mudge stories Cynthia Rylant presents another delightful series with this Pre-Level 1 Ready-to-Read collection that is perfect for emerging readers!
Join adorable Brownie and her faithful cat Pearl as they play with friends, have a snack, get dressed up, and of course, head to bed in a collection that every kid will love. With simple, snappy sentences and sweet artwork, this Brownie & Pearl Pre-Level 1 Ready-to-Read collection is perfect for even the youngest reader.
This charming paper over board Ready-to-Read treasury includes Brownie & Pearl Step Out, Brownie & Pearl Get Dolled Up, Brownie & Pearl Grab a Bite, Brownie & Pearl See the Sights, Brownie & Pearl Go For a Spin, and Brownie & Pearl Hit the Hay! The cover has a matte finish.
Join adorable Brownie and her faithful cat Pearl as they play with friends, have a snack, get dressed up, and of course, head to bed in a collection that every kid will love. With simple, snappy sentences and sweet artwork, this Brownie & Pearl Pre-Level 1 Ready-to-Read collection is perfect for even the youngest reader.
This charming paper over board Ready-to-Read treasury includes Brownie & Pearl Step Out, Brownie & Pearl Get Dolled Up, Brownie & Pearl Grab a Bite, Brownie & Pearl See the Sights, Brownie & Pearl Go For a Spin, and Brownie & Pearl Hit the Hay! The cover has a matte finish.
- GenresPicture Books
144 pages, Hardcover
Published June 7, 2016
About the author
Cynthia Rylant
385 books873 followersCynthia Rylant is an American author, poet, and librarian whose deeply felt books for children and young adults have made her one of the most beloved voices in contemporary literature. Writing across picture books, novels, short stories, nonfiction, and poetry, she has published more than one hundred works, many of them rooted in memory, family, solitude, and the emotional landscapes of ordinary life. Her fiction often draws from her upbringing in West Virginia and reflects the textures of Appalachian life with unusual tenderness and clarity.
Raised in modest circumstances, Rylant spent much of her childhood with her grandparents in a rural setting that later became central to her imagination as a writer. Those early years, marked by hardship as well as warmth, shaped the emotional honesty and quiet resilience that define her work. She later studied English and library science, and after working as a waitress, librarian, and teacher, she began publishing books inspired by the world she had known so intimately.
Among her most acclaimed works are Missing May, which received the Newbery Medal, and A Fine White Dust, a Newbery Honor Book. She also earned Caldecott Honors for When I Was Young in the Mountains and The Relatives Came. For younger readers, she became especially well known through the enduring Henry and Mudge series, as well as other popular books and series that combine gentleness, humor, and emotional depth.
Rylant's writing is distinguished by its compassion for lonely, searching, or overlooked characters, and by its reverence for animals, nature, and small human connections. Whether writing about grief, wonder, childhood, or belonging, she brings a lyrical simplicity that resonates across generations. Her books continue to offer comfort, recognition, and beauty to readers of all ages. She remains a singular literary presence in children's literature and beyond today.
Raised in modest circumstances, Rylant spent much of her childhood with her grandparents in a rural setting that later became central to her imagination as a writer. Those early years, marked by hardship as well as warmth, shaped the emotional honesty and quiet resilience that define her work. She later studied English and library science, and after working as a waitress, librarian, and teacher, she began publishing books inspired by the world she had known so intimately.
Among her most acclaimed works are Missing May, which received the Newbery Medal, and A Fine White Dust, a Newbery Honor Book. She also earned Caldecott Honors for When I Was Young in the Mountains and The Relatives Came. For younger readers, she became especially well known through the enduring Henry and Mudge series, as well as other popular books and series that combine gentleness, humor, and emotional depth.
Rylant's writing is distinguished by its compassion for lonely, searching, or overlooked characters, and by its reverence for animals, nature, and small human connections. Whether writing about grief, wonder, childhood, or belonging, she brings a lyrical simplicity that resonates across generations. Her books continue to offer comfort, recognition, and beauty to readers of all ages. She remains a singular literary presence in children's literature and beyond today.
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May 13, 2017
Loved this series! Wonderful for young children!
November 21, 2018
A sweet little collection of stories for a beginning reader about a little girl named Brownie, and her cat, Pearl.
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