Isabelle Shows Her Stuff

by Constance C. Greene

Anxious to change his "goody-goody" image, eight-year-old Guy is delighted when Isabelle the Itch offers to teach him the art of being a funny pest; her lessons end up teaching them both what being a tough guy really means.

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1984

About the author

Born on October 27th, 1924, Constance C. Greene, the daughter of newspaper reporters, published A Girl Called Al (Viking, 1969) the story about a very intelligent girl who is an under-achiever and latch key kid, although Greene says that at the time of the writing the term wasn't being used yet. Al was a likable character and other books followed.

One of Greene's most popular books, Beat the Turtle Drum (Viking 1976), came from personal experience. At the age of eleven, Greene's sister died. The story relates how a young girl learns to cope with the accidental death of her sister. The book was adapted for television in 1976 as Very Good Friends and was shown on the ABC After-school Special.

Greene also wrote other juvenile and adult novels, among them Nora: Maybe a Ghost Story and Isabelle the Itch.

—Leslie Greaves Radloff

Reviews

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this one as a child, teen and adult. Isabelle just cracks me up. Love her!''

I know I preferred Isabelle the itch more but this one was still good. I loved it as a child and not quite as much as an adult.

So I would recommend this one for children or "child at heart grown ups or teens".

Y'all check out the author's other books too they are also good.

Funny and heartwarming stories.