Clementine is faced with a talent show. I'm not a fan of the "talent show" genre of kids' books, but I like all the Clementine books I've read, so I'll give this one a thumbs-up too. ( )

This is a fun story of a third grade girl trying to find her talent for the schools talent show. I heard students laughing out loud while reading this book. Clementine is very relatable as is her best friend Margaret. While Margaret has "too many talents", Clementine tries to borrow one of hers... Clementine has great support from her parents as she figures out what in the world her talent could be. At one point in the book she is afraid she won't be able to come up with anything, she decides to say she is moving to Egypt, of course that did not work. A sweet and funny book. ( )

This book explores the difficulty Clementine goes through trying to figure out what her talent is. She consults her parents and her friends, but seems like there isn't anything that she's especially good at besides making clever attempts to get out of the talent show. eventually she learns that talent isn't just about singing or dancing. It can also be about being creative and thoughtful. This book has a lot of positive messages about being yourself and thinking your way through a problem.

In this installment, Clementine tries to get out of participating in the class talent show because she doesn't think she has any talents - none that she can do on stage, anyway. But the fact that she pays attention (just not always to the class lesson) comes in handy and she is able to help make sure the show goes on! I love this kid.

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Re-read December 2019 ( )

This one was just a teeny bit sappy & cliched. Still wonderful. Oh I hope there are more and more and somehow the author keeps up the good work. Tell the illustrator that the 2-page spreads in which our little darling communicates with Mrs. Rice (the principal to everyone else, but a favorite counselor/ auntie to C.) are a must for every book in the series. ( )