Hip, Hip, Hooray for Annie McRae!

Hold onto your hats, 'cause there's a new cowgirl in town whose pistols are packed with positive attitude!

School Library Journal

PreS-Gr 1-With a charming, missing-tooth smile, turquoise cowboy boots, and red pigtails that Pippi Longstocking would envy, Annie McRae dances through her day loved by the adults around her. Her family and teachers praise her constantly with a chant: "Hip, hip, hooray for Annie McRae!" Then one day, her parents and teacher are preoccupied and unresponsive, so the child toots her own horn. She shouts: "Hip, hip, hooray for Annie McRae!" Crackling text that begs to be read aloud is matched with colorful and inviting illustrations. Bright happy pictures, a winning refrain, and a charismatic heroine will make this book a "trail-blazin', whip-snappin'" storytime choice.-Kate McLean, DeKalb County Public Library, Tucker, GA Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Julie Olson was born in Maryland, grew up in Evansville, Indiana, and graduated from Brigham Young University with a B.F.A. in illustration. She lives near Utah's Rocky Mountains, where she devotes her time to illustration and family.

Brad Wilcox teaches literacy classes at Brigham Young University. He is the author of many books for young people, including Tips for Tacking Teenage Troubles and Growing Up. This is his first picture book.