Have you ever wished you were an only child? No annoying brother or sister. Parents all to yourself. Your own room and fantastic presents and giant birthday parties and fancy vacations and maybe even a pony (ok, maybe not the pony) . . .
Abigail Iris has four kids in her family, schoolteacher parents that are always on a budget, and the same spring break camping trip to the same campsite with the family crammed in the same tent–year after year. If only Abigail Iris was an “Only”–like her three best friends.
When eight-year-old Abigail Iris gets invited to vacation with “Only” friend Genevieve and parents, she jumps at the chance. A fancy hotel, expensive restaurants, room service, lots of shopping. How exotic.
But is being an Only really as wonderful as Abigail Iris imagines?
Abigail Iris: The One and Only, written by Lisa Glatt & Suzanne Greenberg and illustrated by Joy Allen (Walker & Co., 2009), is a happy, light-hearted look at friends and family life (the cover illustration captures Abigail Iris’ spirit). If you enjoy the literary heroines Amber Brown and Clementine, you’re sure to like Abigail Iris.
