Ivy Lost and Found by Cynthia Lord, Stephanie Graegin
Published by Candlewick Press on September 28, 2021
ISBN: 1536213543
Pages: 80
Genres: Adventure, Fantasy
Format: Chapter Book Fiction
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This is the first book in a new chapter book series for readers in grades 2-4.  When Ivy the doll was given to Anne as a gift, her whole world was complete.  Anne would play with her, sew her clothes and tuck her in with blankets on cold wintry nights.  As Anne grew older, Ivy was regulated to an attic box and forgotten.  Finally, Ivy is brought out of the box and taken to the library to be a book buddy, where Anne is a librarian in the children’s room.  Ivy meets the other toys that have been put on the book buddies shelf.  They are checked out by children for 2 weeks with a journal that children can write about their adventures.  Ivy’s feelings of abandonment change as she listens to the Fern, the first child to check her out.  As Fern works through step sibling issues, Ivy finds new purpose as she goes through adventures with her new book buddy friends.  Five page chapters with various size drawings by Graegin every other page, makes this a perfect series for newer independent readers.

Reviewed by Sheila Dube, Youth Services, Springvale Public Library