![]() Kirkus Reviews praised the book's illustration and design choices, and described the titular second-grader's tales as "clever", noting that the book was a good instrument for teaching writing and storytelling. Though Publishers Weekly viewed Gooney Bird's precocious storytelling skills with some skepticism, it wrote that her eccentric behavior and stories were entertaining, particularly to child readers. Reviews of Gooney Bird Greene were generally positive. Along the way, the class learns not just about Gooney Bird, but how to tell a story, and how everyone has a story to tell. So begins Gooney Bird's series of autobiographical tales, outlandish in theme but "only absolutely true": "How Gooney Bird Got Her Name","How Gooney Bird Came from China on a Flying Carpet", "The Prince, the Palace, and the Diamond Earrings", "Why Gooney Bird Was Late for School Because She Was Directing a Symphony Orchestra", and "Beloved Catman Is Consumed by a Cow". Pidgeon suggests storytelling lessons, the class demands, instead of well-worn Christopher Columbus, Gooney Bird as the main character of the story. ![]() She is unusually self-confident, likes to be the center of attention, and has an eccentric flair for style, and an exciting, almost magical past. Pidgeon's second grade class in Watertower. Gooney Bird Greene has just transferred to Mrs. ![]() That’s right, there were a lot of men who got involved, too, she says. She says over 40 men and women from all walks of life helped sew the quilt blocks. And, they kept it a ‘big secret.’ We started the quilt in April, Wischnewski says. ![]() Gooney Bird Greene (2002) is the first of a series of children's novels by Lois Lowry concerning the storytelling abilities of a second-grade girl. A special quilt, honoring Middy Thomas for all her work. ![]()
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