Mary Anne and Miss Priss

by Ann M. Martin

Book Overview

A little girl who won't do anything that might make her dirty is driving Mary Anne and the baby-sitters crazy . . . until they discover it's because she wants to be a model just like her baby sister.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0590470116
• ISBN13: 9780590470117
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Length: 141 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.2" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

BRAT!

Mary Anne is going to baby sit for Jenny, a little brat. Jenny seems to be getting jealous of Andrea because Andrea gets to be in the commercials.

Jenny is the Miss Priss

Jenny is getting jealous because her mother and father spends time with Andrea, Jenny's baby sister. Soon, Mary Anne realizes that Jenny is acting prissy

A great book

Mary Anne discovers that Jenny, a four-year-old that she is babysitting for, is starting to act prissy and trying to be perfect. Mary Anne soon realizes that it is because Jenny's baby sister is getting a lot of attention, and Jenny feels like her parents are paying no attention to her. Should Mary Anne talk to Jenny's parents about it? Find out what happens!

Intriquing view on child psychology...

Story kind of amusing, yet poignant. Kind Mary Anne seems to be the only one who understands why Jenny acts so fussy for a four-year-old. Touching how Mary Anne worries about Jenny, especially when Jenny's own parents don't seem to understand her & pour a lot of attention into baby Andrea. The book was kind of funny in that Mary Anne goes through a lot with Jenny, especially when Jenny turns messy & makes a HUGE mess of peanut butter in the kitchen, testing even Mary Anne's patience. Another cute scene which also reflects Mary Anne's gritty, honest humility is when the other kids reject Jenny openly from their games & Mary Anne is startled to notice that Jenny doesn't seem hurt or upset, then thinks, "if it had been me, I would have turned bright red & burst into tears." Typical Mary Anne humility! I'm past my teen years now & I read this book a while back, but I sometimes re-read Mary Anne's books & as I'm reading, I sometimes forget that Mary Anne is still a child in this series; her mind seems so...grown up & mature. I love how perceptive she is & sees beyond the superficial facts of behavior & understands why people behave in certain ways. Mary Anne's truly enchanting & unlike any other character I've read about.

I loved it!

This was one of the best BSC books yet!! Jenny P. is shown in a new view. Before she was always the favorite and spoiled child. Now Andrea seemms to have taken over Jenny's plaace as the princess. She doesn't know how to deal with this. She tries to attract attention by being Miss Perfect. Mary Anne sees that Jenny is hurting inside and decides to show Jenny that her parents still love her. This was a very good book and I know every sibling has felt the same way Jenny has.