Are Maya's manners fit for a queen? In the midst of a family dinner with her scolding parents, Maya receives an unexpected invitation to dine with the Queen. Suddenly, her messy manners are put to the ultimate test and she begins to improvise her very own set of rules, with uproarious results. Filled with humor and exquisitely imagined detail, this book by Eisner Award-winner Rutu Modan is bound to turn every child into a voracious reader.
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Release date
August 14, 2012 -
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781954084254
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Languages
- English
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Levels
- Lexile® Measure: 370
- Text Difficulty: 1
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Reviews
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August 6, 2012
Eisner winner Modan presents a cute—but messy—tale of table manners. Maya’s parents try to encourage her to have good manners, and when Maya is invited to dinner with the queen, she must put them to the test. But fancy food has no appeal for the girl, and her horrendous manners while eating ketchup and pasta start a royal trend. Young readers are sure to be delighted by Maya’s triumph over her parents as she wins the favor of the queen, but parents may be frustrated if their children begin to use Maya as an excuse for their own bad manners. Using art more than dialogue to move the story along, Modan makes the tale approachable for struggling readers, and her colorful images will charm even adults horrified by a ketchup and pasta mess. An afterword offers a real-world background of the inspiration for Maya’s tale almost as entertaining as the story itself. A fun read with an engaging hero. Ages 4–up.
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