Just Grace Gets Crafty: A Friendship Adventure About Creative Problem-Solving for Children (Ages 6-9) (The Just Grace Series, 12)

My granddaughter loves all the books in the Just Grace series.

My avid second grade reader loves the Just Grace series. She's read the Katie Kazoo series and Ivy and Bean, but this is a series she's keeps going back to. Difficult to find in the book stores, I'm happy Amazon offers so many titles.

This series is great! My daughter loves the books and they teach subtle lessons. We have all of the series so far!

Great early chapter book for young readers.

Purchases for my 8 year old grand daughter for Christmas, and she loved it !

My daughter started reading the JUST GRACE series of books during the summer between Kindergarten and 1st grade. I loved these books then, because they challenged my precocious, young reader AND had appropriate content for someone of her age.Three years later (my little one is about to go into 4th grade!!!!) and many JUST GRACE books later, and the two of us still greatly enjoy this series. I asked my newly minted 4th grader to tell me what she still liked about the series and what she liked about this book JUST GRACE GETS CRAFTY. Her comments follow: "I like JUST GRACE because she feels like a real girl. She is in 3rd grade just like me. In all of the books, she is always herself, someone who could be my friend. She always has a new problem to solve, too, just like real life. In this book, she thought she was terrible at crafting, but then learned she wasn't. Sometime I am afraid to do something new, too. But I usually end up being pretty good. JUST GRACE GETS CRAFT was fast and easy to read. I finished it in two days because I love these books so much." So there you have it. I can guarantee you that this family will be buying JUST GRACE books for several more years.

I hadn't checked in with Grace since the first book in this series was released and we met the girl who had the misfortune to be in a class with three other girls named Grace. I remember feeling so bad for her because she was stuck being "Just Grace" while also admiring her wit and charm. In this twelfth installment of the series, Grace is as charming as ever and she delivers more than a few laugh out loud lines that serve to add spice to what is a simple, sweet story of school days, friendship and family. It's easy to love Grace, with her super hero power of empathy, her huge heart, and her winning sense of humor. The author has really captured an authentic voice that readers will easily relate to, whether she is getting in trouble for talking, experiencing friend "over load", or feeling that special kind of excitement that comes from looking forward to a day filled with something different. Just Grace is a wonderful series that's perfect for young readers ready to move away from Junie B. Jones, but still looking for great school adventures. Solid writing, endearing cartoon doodles, and a heart felt message makes this Just Grace a winning installment in an always excellent series.

I started reading this series with my little girl a few months ago. She is not quite ready to read it all on her own, but it is a good read aloud to do at bedtime. There are pictures that help her feel like the book will never end and she knows enough of the words on a page to help me out. As a reader that is moving into very beginning chapter books with me, these are great to continue building literacy skills. The plot is predictable enough that my daughter can guess what will probably happen next and then eagerly await to see if she was right. Grace is a well developed character that feels like one of the older girls that she would see at school. Also, the plots are always realistic with positive messages. It's a series that I would highly recommend to emerging reader girls and their parents.