Maddie and Mabel Know They Can
Sisters and friends Maddie and Mabel learn the importance of perseverance in the third book of this Junior Library Guild selected early chapter book series.
Best sisters Maddie and Mabel return in their third book, ready for new adventures and challenges. When Mabel has a big idea and Maddie faces a big challenge, the sisters know they’ll succeed together. But how long will it take? Who gets to decide? If you don’t get it the first time, how many times do you try again? From a risky big idea to learning to ride a bike, the sisters are there for each other through failures and frustration, together for the wait as well as the wins.
The third entry in the applauded Maddie and Mabel series, Maddie and Mabel Know They Can adds lessons on perseverance and compassion to the timeless themes of sisterhood and sibling relationships. With Kari Allen’s gentle and timeless writing, reminiscent of Frog and Toad, and delightful illustrations by Tatjana Mai-Wyss, this early chapter book adds new tales of sisterhood and friendship to this charming series.
Kari Allen is an elementary teacher at a local independent school where every day she gets to share stories with kids. She has an MA in the Teaching of Writing and one of her favorite things is to help kids fall in love with words. Kari feels happiest with her toes in the water and a book in her hand. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and two book-loving boys.
Tatjana Mai-Wyss has always loved books, so bringing stories to life with her art is the best job she can imagine. She has been lucky enough to illustrate a number of books for children. She practiced for Maddie and Mabel by growing up with a little brother herself, and then having two girls of her own. See more of Tatjana’s artwork at tatjanamaiwyss.com.