Brave Irene: A Picture Book (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780374309473)

This winning heroine will inspire every child to cheer her on as she ventures through a bitter cold snowstorm in William Steig's classic Brave Irene.

Brave Irene is Irene Bobbin, the dressmaker's daughter. Her mother, Mrs. Bobbin, isn't feeling so well and can't possibly deliver the beautiful ball gown she's made for the duchess to wear that very evening. So plucky Irene volunteers to get the gown to the palace on time, in spite of the fierce snowstorm that's brewing-- quite an errand for a little girl.

But where there's a will, there's a way, as Irene proves in the danger-fraught adventure that follows. She must defy the wiles of the wicked wind, her most formidable opponent, and overcome many obstacles before she completes her mission.

Brave Irene is a 1986 New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year.
Adapted into a short film in 1989 from director Daniel Ivanick.

Author: William Steig
ISBN-10: 0374309477
ISBN-13: 9780374309473
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
Language: English
Published: 10/01/1986
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 10.70h x 8.73w x 0.59d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.9
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 17512 / Brave Irene


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 12/01/1986