Daisy's Perfect Word Read online

engagement

  bridesmaid

  bouquet

  Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue

  Rainbow Words

  colors

  indigo

  light

  magical

  Words for Difficult Times

  blue

  discouraged

  down

  sad

  unhappy

  Encouraging Words

  good

  smile

  effort

  happy

  try

  try again

  Daisy’s Golden Glossary

  Giggle — to laugh

  Emotional — showing strong emotions

  Engagement — a promise to be married

  Indigo — a color that is between blue and violet in the rainbow

  Prism — a clear object that breaks up light into all the colors of the rainbow

  Rambunctious — active and noisy, hard to control

  Splendid — grand, excellent, very fine

  Giggle!

  Text © 2012 Sandra V. Feder

  Illustrations © 2012 Susan Mitchell

  ISBN 978-1-55453-988-8 (ePub)

  All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of Kids Can Press Ltd. or, in case of photocopying or other reprographic copying, a license from The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright). For an Access Copyright license, visit www.accesscopyright.ca or call toll free to 1-800-893-5777.

  This is a work of fiction and any resemblance of characters to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.

  Kids Can Press acknowledges the financial support of the Government of Ontario, through the Ontario Media Development Corporation’s Ontario Book Initiative; the Ontario Arts Council; the Canada Council for the Arts; and the Government of Canada, through the BPIDP, for our publishing activity.

  Published in Canada by Published in the U.S. by

  Kids Can Press Ltd. Kids Can Press Ltd.

  25 Dockside Drive 2250 Military Road

  Toronto, ON M5A 0B5 Tonawanda, NY 14150

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  Edited by Sheila Barry

  Designed by Marie Bartholomew

  Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

  Feder, Sandra V., 1963–

  Daisy’s perfect word / written by Sandra V. Feder ; illustrations by

  Susan Mitchell.

  ISBN 978-1-55453-645-0

  I. Mitchell, Susan, 1962– II. Title.

  PZ7.F334Da 2012 j813’.6 C2011-904724-1

  About the Author and Illustrator

  Sandra V. Feder lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and three daughters. She loves playing with words. Two of her current favorites are sunshine and delicious.

  Susan Mitchell has illustrated more than a dozen picture books, including the recent Reaching. Originally from Scotland, she now lives in Montreal, Quebec.