With Halloween approaching, Annabelle is excited to shop for a costume to wear to the school parade. She cannot focus on anything else! She leaves a mess everywhere she goes. She is like a tornado whirling through the house! Her school books are scattered, she leaves crumbs and dirty dishes on the counter, and her room is the ultimate disaster! Her mom lets her know that there will be no shopping until she cleans up her room. In her rush to go to the mall, Annabelle decides to take a shortcut. Her mom will never notice, and poor Taboo pays the price!
Spring is here and Annabelle plants her first garden. In the beginning, this seemed easy. Annabelle and her mom prepared the soil and planted bright pink zinnia, golden marigold, tomato and zucchini seeds (Annabelle’s favorite vegetables). But she quickly gets bored and forgets to water and care for her garden. One day at recess, Annabelle brags about how green and lush her garden is. She invites her best friend, Olivia, over to show off, only to find out that it no longer exists! Olivia’s kindness shines through, and Annabelle learns a lesson in friendship. “...Through Annabelle’s lesson, readers will learn patience and gratitude. The rhyming sequences makes this a fun read, and the vivid animations ... are fantastical and still realistic ... If Annabelle is to have more adventures, readers will assuredly line up for these sunny stories.” (The Adventures of Annabelle, Annabelle and the Last Day of School) -Kirkus Reviews 2016 “...Well-drawn illustrations and an appealing heroine enliven the moral.” (The Adventures of Annabelle, Annabelle and the Messy Room) -Kirkus Reviews 2017
Finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor "In this surprisingly upbeat memoir, Annabelle Gurwitch writes about the financial curveballs that can hit you in midlife . . . Somehow, Ms. Gurwitch manages to find humor in these setbacks. Ultimately, this is a story about harnessing resilience and learning how life’s disappointments can teach you about the things that matter most." —Tara Parker-Pope, The New York Times From the New York Times bestselling author of I See You Made an Effort comes a timely and hilarious chronicle of downward mobility, financial and emotional. With signature "sharp wit" (NPR), Annabelle Gurwitch gives irreverent and empathetic voice to a generation hurtling into their next chapter with no safety net and proves that our no-frills new normal doesn't mean a deficit of humor. In these essays, Gurwitch embraces homesharing, welcoming a housing-insecure young couple and a bunny rabbit into her home. The mother of a college student in recovery who sheds the gender binary, she relearns to parent, one pronoun at a time. She wades into the dating pool in a Miss Havisham-inspired line of lingerie and flunks the magic of tidying up. You're Leaving When? is for anybody who thought they had a semblance of security but wound up with a fragile economy and a blankie. Gurwitch offers stories of resilience, adaptability, low-rent redemption, and the kindness of strangers. Even in a muted Zoom.
Annabelle yearns to be a princess; sadly, Archie, her little brother does not always make this easy! Annabelle tries hard to be helpful but somehow things can get a little complicated, especially when glue and hair get together. Fortunately, Annabelle has three older siblings to help out, and even Mummy and Daddy have been known to rescue the situation. These entertaining stories, suitable for four to eight-year olds, are beautifully illustrated by Rachel Williams. Annabelle's adventures will resonate with both child and adult alike, as she attempts to negotiate life as a "would-be" princess.
Annabelle is so excited for the summer to begin. On the last day of school, she finds it very hard to participate in the class activities. She comes up with a plan to end the school day earlier by changing the time on the classroom clock to set off the bell! This causes more havoc than she thought possible. The class pet breaks free; Miss Jones tries to catch the gerbil who runs into the hallway, and poor Principal Jones trips and falls! Annabelle learns of patience during this mischievous and a little embarrassing lesson.
When Annabelle is miraculously healed by God, she must make peace with her past as she battles her unwarranted internal struggle for failing her beloved Peter. Can she cast aside her doubts and forgive herself?
The murder of a particularly difficult mother-of-the-bride has cast a pall on wedding planner Annabelle Archer's latest triumph -- and suspicion falls heavily on her sometime-business partner and friend Richard Gerard. Annabelle knows that even her trusted wedding emergency kit won't be able to salvage their careers if she and Richard can't find the real culprit. It's no easy task since the slain matron was perhaps the most hated socialite in D.C., but Annabelle navigates through the city's colorful wedding industry and powerful social scene on the deadly trail of a killer. Always the bridal consultant and never the bride, she's seen her fair share of bouquet tosses. But there's no telling what surprises a ruthless killer will throw her way if she gets too close.
Annabelle yearns to be a princess; sadly, Archie, her little brother does not always make this easy! Annabelle tries hard to be helpful but somehow things can get a little complicated. Fortunately, Annabelle has three older siblings to help out, and even Mummy and Daddy have been known to rescue the situation.
Annabelle Doll is eight years old-she has been for more than a hundred years. Not a lot has happened to her, cooped up in the dollhouse, with the same doll family, day after day, year after year. . . until one day the Funcrafts move in.
“Annabelle Gurwitch is the child prodigy of the literature on aging. The only downside of this book is that it is bound to deepen your laugh lines.”—Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and Dimed Actor and humorist Annabelle Gurwitch returns with a wickedly funny book of essays about the indignities faced by femmes d’un certain âge. Whether she is falling in lust at the Genius Bar, coping with her best friend’s assisted suicide, or navigating the extensive—and treacherously expensive—anti-aging offerings at the beauty counter, Gurwitch confronts middle age with candor, wit, and a healthy dose of self-deprecation. Scorchingly honest, surreally and riotously funny, I See You Made an Effort is the ultimate coming-of-middle-age story and according to Bill Maher, "it should be required reading for anyone between the ages of 40 and death. Scratch that—even after death, it's a must read."
