Lowry now divides her time between Cambridge and an 1840s farmhouse in Maine. Her first novel, A Summer to Die, was awarded the International Reading Association's Children's Book Award. She received Newbery Medals for two of her novels, Number the Stars and The Giver. She has received countless honors, among them the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, the California Young Reader's Medal, and the Mark Twain Award. She is the author of more than thirty books for young adults, including the popular Anastasia Krupnik series. After several years at Brown University, she turned to her family and to writing. She was born in Hawaii and grew up in New York, Pennsylvania, and Japan. Lois Lowry is known for her versatility and invention as a writer. 'Writing for a younger audience than usual, Lowry displays a keen understanding of how second-grade classrooms operate.' Horn Book 'Lowry's masterful writing style reaches directly into her audience, managing both to appeal to young listeners and to engage readers.' The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books 'Veteran author Lowry produces a laugh-out-loud chapter book.' Booklist, ALA '.irrepressible Gooney Bird is that rare bird in children's fiction: one that instantly becomes an amusing and popular favorite.' Kirkus Reviews. This book encourages the storyteller in everyone.

Through Gooney Bird and her tales, the acclaimed author Lois Lowry introduces young readers to the elements of storytelling. So when story time arrives, the choice is unanimous: they want to hear about Gooney Bird Greene.Īnd that suits Gooney Bird just fine, because, as it turns out, she has quite a few interesting and 'absolutely true' stories to tell. What other new kid comes to school wearing pajamas and cowboy boots one day and a polka-dot T-shirt and tutu on another?įrom the moment Gooney Bird Greene arrives at Watertower Elementary School, her fellow second graders are intrigued by her unique sense of style and her unusual lunches. There's never been anyone like Gooney Bird Greene at Watertower Elementary School. Two-time Newbery Medalist Lois Lowry introduces a new girl in class who loves being the center of attention and tells the most entertaining 'absolutely true' stories. About the Book Two-time Newbery Medalist Lowry introduces young readers to the elements of storytelling through the tales of the lovable Gooney Bird in the first book of her beloved series about the most interesting second-grader at Watertower Elementary.

Gooney bird greene by lois lowry