Louise the Big Cheese

Divine Diva

Illustrated by: Diane Goode

For Ages: 5 - 8

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"Dream big" is Louise the Big Cheese's motto. But try though she might, she's just plain old Louise, no Cheese. When the casting call goes out for Cinderella, Louise just knows that it's her moment to shine and take the stage as the STAR of the show. Unfortunately, the director casts Louise as a mouse while her best friend, Fern, who wasn't even going to try out in the first place, gets to be Cinderella. Louise may be a mouse in the show, but in the end it's up to her to save the day.

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Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books |
40 pages |
ISBN 9781416982562 |
February 2011 |
Grades K - 3 |
Lexile AD740L

$6.99 List Price

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“A perfect pairing to Kevin Henkes's Lilly's Big Day (2006), this book presents a protagonist with whom many a mini-diva will be able to identify from page one. Goode's liquid lines and sympathetic characters give the text the pop... ”

– Kirkus Reviews

“Louise makes a splash as a girl who knows what she wants (stardom!) and sees the future (Broadway!) but can also deal with reality . . . Cue applause.”

– Booklist

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Behind the Book

Behind the Book piece by Louise Cheese!

Behind the Book piece By Louise Cheese! Hi. My name is Louise Cheese and I’ve been asked by some big cheese marketing folks at super fabulous Simon & Schuster – the New York BIG City publishing house—to tell you the story behind the story of my LOUISE THE BIG CHEESE books. That’s simple! All my life I’ve wanted to be a big cheese and I guess now I am because I am the S-T-A-R of a series of books. But here’s the thing. I want to get all A’ see more

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Q. how did you come to write Louise the Big Cheese?

A. Auntie Claus I met at the cosmetics counter at Saks in 1996 while I was living in New York City. Who wouldn't make a story after meeting a character like her? Louise the Big Cheese grew out of the idea that striving to be a big cheese is a great concept but it doesn't always translate into making one happy.