Priscilla lives in an alley behind a restaurant. Her best friend, Rosy, lives across the gutter near an ice cream store. One Sunday evening, Priscilla promises Rosy to visit her first thing in the morning to work on a new puzzle. Then, Prisilla is invited for a boat ride with her friend, Rudolph. Priscilla has never been on a boat so she happily accepts the invitation. But what about her promise to visit with Rosy? She will tell Rosy she is sick! But that's a fib. Suddenly, Priscilla feels ratty. What to do....? Priscilla and Rosy is a charming morality tale about loyalty to friends. Ages 4 -8
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Sharon Jennings has been published for 27 years. She is the author of over 70 books for young people - board books, picture books, reluctant reads, novels - many of which have been nominated for numerous awards and even won a few! Her middle grade novel Home Free was nominated for the Governor General's Literary Award, The Silver Birch Award, and the TD Award. Her latest books are Connecting Dots, a completely true work of fiction about a girl's terrible, horrible life, and The Warning, a completely true collection of stories about the supernatural. Sharon is very involved with her community, serving as a Board Member of The Canadian Children's Book Centre, and is a three term President of The Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers (CANSCAIP).