Alicia's Tutu
The author of "Nobody's Mother Is in Second Grade" offers readers a sensitive ballet story that explores the difference between "need" and "want". Alicia is sure that a tutu will improve her dancing. When Grandma says she's sending a present, Alicia is convinced it's the tutu she so desperately wants--despite her mother's insistence that the gift is something Alicia "needs". Full color.