Millie Fierce Sleeps Out - Hardcover

Jane Manning is the illustrator of dozens of children's books, including Millie Fierce; Little Goblins Ten written by Pamela Jane; and the bestselling The Witch Who Was Afraid of Witches by Alice Low. She is usually very well behaved, but every once in a while, Jane turns fierce, just like Millie.

K-Gr 2—In this vivacious follow-up to Millie Fierce (Penguin, 2012), the spunky young heroine is fiercer than ever. Millie knows that her temper, or "being fierce" as the book calls it, gets her in trouble. In order to earn an outdoor sleepover, she keeps her "fierce" in check "as tightly as a rolled tent" all through the summer and then through the detailed preparations for the well-earned event. When her guests finally arrive, Millie's carefully laid plans start to unravel and her self-control is pushed to the limit. Luckily, just as she cannot suppress her frustration any longer, she hears a scary noise outside and channels her fierceness into protecting her guests. Once she deals with the "threat"—a neighbor's pug, she fears that she has ruined everything by letting her anger get the upper hand. However, Millie's guests are grateful for her bravery. Manning's watercolor illustrations burst with color, their cartoonish exuberance a perfect match to the humor of the text. A terrific addition to any collection.—Yelena Alekseyeva-Popova, formerly at Chappaqua Library, NY