Product Description

Dahvi and Dad were cooking along nicely until Dad announced he was going to add a new ingredient to the family recipe. He was going to marry Maggie! When asked to be the flower girl, Dahvi heard, "Flour Girl!" Now Flour Girl is doing everything she can to spoil the new recipe.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2263551 in Books
• Published on: 2007-07-01
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Library Binding
• 32 pages

About the Author
David Michael Slater lives in Portland, Oregon, and teaches Seventh Grade Language Arts.
David also enjoys writing for children, young adults, and grown-ups. Some of his other
titles include Cheese Louise, The Ring Bear (an SSLI-Honor Book), and Jacques & Spock
(a Children s Book-of-the-Month Alternate Selection).

Customer Reviews

A Mom's Choice Awards Recipient!
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A warm tale
A compassionate tale about a child undergoing transition, Flour Girl is a heartwarming story that is sure to resonate. Like Slater's corresponding piece about a boy, The Ring Bear, Flour Girl shows a girl who is dealing with pending marriage of a parent. Sophie willfully misinterprets her role to undermine the marriage that she sees as threatening her relationship with her father. She comes to learn, however, that she can not only survive but thrive in the new situation. The theme is treated with precision and respect, and the tale is a powerful reminder to kids about how important they are.

Wonderful book!
This book is another gem from an author who is still somehow not well
known. I first wondered whether FLOUR GIRL would be a superfluous attempt
to tell the same story as THE RING BEAR (another wonderful book), but for girls.
In fact, it is warm, witty and wise like THE RING BEAR, but all in its own
way. As a pair, these books should be required reading for any kids
dealing with remarriage, but this author's gift is that he makes the
stories appealing to anyone simply looking for a good picture book. How is
Scott Brooks not better known as well? The art is amazing. And who ever
heard of a publisher releasing six picture books at once from an author?
Magic Wagon seems to know what they're doing.