But now the class is learning to read, and it’s proving to be a challenge for Dory.
Jones and Ivy and Bean!Įver since Dory met Rosabelle, a real true friend whose imagination and high spirits match her own, school has been pretty good. Abby recently illustrated the picture book, Chester Van Chime Who Forgot How to Rhyme, written by Avery Monsen (2022).Ībby lives in Brooklyn with her husband, her fifteen-year-old twins, and her scruffy dog Caroline.ĭory turns learning to read into a hilarious adventure through the power of imagination-perfect for fans of Junie B. Her debut picture book, Ralph Tells a Story (2012), is widely used by elementary school teachers. Abby has taught creative writing and first grade in the New York City public school system. The books have been translated in twenty-two languages and are Junior Library Guild selections.Ībby has a bachelor’s from Barnard College and a master’s degree in childhood education from the City College of New York. The sequel, Dory and The Real True Friend won a 2015 Cybil award. It won a Golden Kite Honor for Fiction and is an American Library Association Notable Book. The first book in the series was named a Best Book of the Year by Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, and Parent’s Magazine. "“This book has everything going for it: A throbbing heart at its center …humor in spades and charm to spare.this is one of the best children’s books I’ve seen all year.Abby Hanlon is the author and illustrator of Dory Fantasmagory, a series of chapter books for five to nine year olds, published by Dial/Penguin Random House. Author Abby Hanlon has taken a universal childhood desire (the wish of the younger sibling for the older ones to play with them) and turned it into a magnificent epic fantasy complete with sharp-toothed robbers, bearded fairy godmothers, and what may be the most realistic 6-year-old you’ll ever meet on a page. "Perfection of tone, plot, pacing, art, you name it.
“ Time spent with Dory is time well spent.”– PW , starred review * "Hanlon effectively uses many childlike pencil drawings and word balloons interspersed with a good mix of short and long sentences in brief, episodic chapters full of Dory’s hilarious adventures…readers will laugh at her entertaining antics.” – SLJ, starred review
* "This inventive child is irresistible.Charming, funny and true to life." - Kirkus Reviews, starred review
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