Books by Kari Allen

The follow-up to the Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection book Maddie and MabelTwo sisters navigate their relationship with humor and heart.Maddie and Mabel are sisters. And friends too. Friends who help each other be brave as they experience new things, even if they have different ideas. Who does it right? Who does it best? Who goes first? Who follows? From climbing trees to dancing to starting school, the girls work through their concerns and questions together. And they realize that as sisters, they have just the help they need to solve any problems that come their way.

This enchanting picture book about a map-making boy who is stumped when a girl asks him for a map of the "perfect place" helps readers appreciate the charms of their own neighborhood--and even shows them how to make a map of it! The Mapmaker loves maps. He loves to collect them, to study them, and most of all, he loves to make them. But when a girl asks for a map of a perfect place, the Mapmaker is perplexed. She wants a map to a toes-in-the-sand-warm, X-marks-the-spot-place filled with treasures, where it smells like her birthday and she can zip around like a dragonfly. Surely, a place that is all of these things can't exist...can it? Well, after a fun-filled day of exploring the neighborhood, the Mapmaker will discover that the perfect place--home--has been right in front of him all along. Here is a picture book, as creative as it is charming, that celebrates home, and is a gentle reminder to look around and appreciate what surrounds you.

Two sisters navigate their relationship with humor and heart.Meet Maddie and Mabel. Maddie is the big sister. Mabel is the little sister. But who is actually in charge? Mabel, who never stops asking questions? Or Maddie, who can be bossy and demanding? When you are sisters and friends, being in charge might not be as important as working together. The first book in this early reader series shares the everyday lives of two sisters as they tell stories, put on a play, get into an argument, and learn what it really means to love and help one another. Celebrate sisterhood and friendship as you follow Maddie and Mabel's mistakes and makeups in this sweet and memorable series.More Maddie and Mabel...