Isabella: Star of the Story

Name: Isabella: Star of the Story
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Jennifer Fosberry
ISBN: 9781666594669

Author: Jennifer Fosberry

Series: Isabella

Narrator: Cris Dukehart

Unabridged: 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 03/08/2016

Categories: Children's Fiction, Bedtime Stories

Synopsis

An everyday visit to the library becomes an unexpected adventure through the pages of classic children's book favorites! Like Goldilocks, Isabella searches for a book that is juuust right. Should she host a silly tea party in Wonderland with the Mad Hatter? Take a Technicolor trip through Oz with the Cowardly Lion? Or have a swashbuckling good time with the Lost Boys? Join Isabella as she imagines herself in the starring role of these beloved stories and discovers the extraordinary power of reading. Anything is possible between the pages of a good book!

About Jennifer Fosberry

Jennifer Fosberry is a science geek turned children' book writer. After working in the high tech industry in Silicon Valley and running away to Costa Rica for a few years, she returned to the San Francisco Bay area to read, write, and try to get out of housework. She lives with her husband and three children and her little dog, too.

About Cris Dukehart

Cris Dukehart is an award-winning storyteller who has narrated books in a plethora of genres, from romance and science fiction to children's literature and autobiography. Her voice, with its endearing mix of sweetness and pluck, can be heard around the world and across the web in commercials, e-learning projects, and corporate narrations. A graduate of Johns Hopkins University, she lives with her family in rural Pennsylvania.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Melissa on April 14, 2013

I loved My Name is Not Isabella and when I found out that, author, Jennifer Fosberry and, illustrator, Mike Litwin where making a sequel, I could not wait to read it! I was not disappointed. In the first story, Isabella pretends that she is a number of famous women, in history, throughout her day.......more

Goodreads review by Joella on June 24, 2013

I liked the idea of this book, but I don't actually think kids really know who all of these characters are. So, it is more a book for librarians and adults like me to like rather than the kids. Fun book though.......more

Goodreads review by Lynn on January 23, 2020

Cute book about a girl going to the library and imagining she’s characters in books. Tried a bit too hard to encourage kids to read and go the library.......more

Goodreads review by Kelly on April 30, 2013

This is one of the most charming books EVER. Isabella imagines herself as part of her favorite books (Dorothy, for example, and Goldilocks) and her parents play along. But no sooner does she christen herself one character then she decides that she wants to be someone else instead. This is perfect for......more

Goodreads review by Kirsti on April 03, 2018

This story is delightful, creative, and a great introduction to some wonderful classics!......more