On the Town: A Community Adventure

Charlie's class is learning about the meaning of community. So Charlie and Mama go into town to get a haircut from George at the barber shop, stamps from Evelyn at the post office, money from Ms. Chung at the bank, and chocolate milk and coffee from Juanita at the bakery—and in the process experience firsthand what Charlie's homework is all about! But there's on e more ingredient in Charlie's community, something at the very heart of it all. And readers will smile in recognition and total agreement when they see what it is. Ideal for the classroom, and a warm family story, too. Once again Judith Caseley makes the grade, scoring an A+ for On the Town.
About the Author:Judith Caseley is the author-illustrator of many books for children. She lives in Glen Head, NY.

Publishers Weekly

Sparked by a school assignment, a boy and his mother keep track of the people and places in the neighborhood in On the Town: A Community Adventure by Judith Caseley. The child's notebook entries appear throughout in lively watercolor, colored pencil and ink illustrations. (Apr.) Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

Judith Caseley says, "When I was a little girl, I fell in love with Abraham Lincoln. I was drawn to the kindness and melancholy I saw in his face. My sister Jean and I prayed to a framed portrait of him that hung on our bedroom wall. To this day, when I see Lincoln's likeness on the wall of a school auditorium, my heart lifts with gladness or my eyes fill with tears. I remember the fierce secrets we told him, the joys and sorrows that were for his ears only. It was a private act of communion, and we called him A. L."

Judith Caseley is the author-artist of such favorite picture books as On the Town: A Community Adventure; Bully; Mama, Coming and Going; and Dear Annie. She lives on Long Island, New York, with her two children.