Big Mouth Elizabeth

By Rachel Vail and Paige Keiser

Big Mouth Elizabeth is the second in a new chapter book series spinning off of the Justin Case books, starring Justin's little sister, Elizabeth.

Second-grader Elizabeth longs to be a member of the Big Mouth Club, which is made up of kids who have lost at least one baby tooth. Elizabeth is WAY behind on losing her baby teeth, and so is Cali, a quiet girl who is also left out of the Big Mouth Club. Elizabeth thinks Cali is so much more babyish than she is—in fact, Elizabeth SHOULD be in the Big Mouth Club because she's NOT babyish. But when she understands how bad it feels to be left out, Elizabeth's attitude shifts.

Here is a story about fitting in in unexpected ways. With copious line art by Paige Keiser, this second book in Rachel Vail's Elizabeth series is sure to delight fans of Judy Moody, Junie B. Jones, and Clementine.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Macmillan Publishers
• Release date: May 7, 2019
• ISBN: 9781250162182

Rachel Vail

Rachel Vail is the award-winning author of the critically acclaimed novels If We Kiss and Lucky, Gorgeous, and Brilliant (the Avery sisters trilogy) and more than a dozen other novels for young teens, including the Friendship Ring series. Rachel has also written many beloved picture books, including Piggy Bunny and Sometimes I'm Bombaloo, and two hit novels for elementary school kids, Justin Case: School, Drool, and Other Daily Disasters; and Justin Case: Shells, Smells, and the Horrible Flip-Flops of Doom. Rachel lives in New York City with her husband and their two sons.

Book preview

Chapter

1

In Class 2B, we are all friends.

We are friends with everybody in the whole class.

It is not easy.

My challenge is Anna.

Also Smelly Dan.

And Babyish Cali.

But mostly Anna.

Chapter

2

This morning, Anna brought a huge, fat book from home for morning reading time.

Anna is a show-off.

Then she whispered to my best friend, Bucky, during lineup to go out to recess.

I made angry eyes at Anna’s back the whole way outside.

She got on the good swing, because she always does.

I am a fast runner, too, so I got to the second-best swing.

I pretended I was flying.

I was being Super Elizabeth, who can fly higher than Ordinary Anna.

I smiled at her, to be nice.

Superheroes who can fly highest are also polite.

She smiled back.

It was a scary smile.

WHY IS YOUR MOUTH BLEEDING? I asked Anna.

Reviews for Big Mouth Elizabeth

[paula2childrenslib · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The second installment in the series about Justin Case’s sister Elizabeth. Many of the characters from the first book return, especially Elizabeth’s nemesis Anna. Elizabeth feels as if she is the only kid in Class 2B who has not lost a tooth yet. The story starts with Anna losing one during recess. Those who lost a tooth in Class 2B form a club; The Big Mouth Club. Elizabeth and Cali are the only ones who are not in the club and are forced to play together. On their playdate, Cali’s nickname comes out; Babyish Cali. Elizabeth realises this is name calling and would not make her feel very happy if anyone called her a name. She becomes super Elizabeth apologizes and stands up for Cali at school. A little book with a big message.Short chapters, a lot of white space and delightful black and white illustrations on almost every spread, makes it a great book for those transitioning to reading their own chapter books or as a read aloud to the lower grades.WrittenAd+2nd - 4th grade