Just Grace and the Terrible Tutu
This sixth offering in the Just Grace series finds Grace and Mimi working as mother’s helpers caring for Lily, an energetic four-year-old with an endless wardrobe of tutus. Lily’s immediately smitten with Grace, but not so much with Mimi—who worries that her own soon-to-be-adopted little sister won’t like her either. Luckily, the ever-empathetic Grace comes up with a plan to help the two connect and restore Mimi’s confidence. Short chapters, frequent black-line illustrations, and Harper’s sure voice as the blossoming Grace mark this as one of the better series for emerging chapter-book readers. Book seven to follow. Grades 2-4. --Kay Weisman