Ava Lin, One of a Kind
By (Author) Vicky Fang
Illustrated by Vicky Fang
Candlewick Press,U.S.
Candlewick Press,U.S.
1st May 2025
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: School stories
Paperback
96
Width 140mm, Height 197mm, Spine 7mm
99g
Ava Lins quest to earn the most kindness tickets in her first-grade classand claim a coveted rewardleads to unanticipated results in this second chapter book in Vicky Fangs funny and heartfelt series.
Ava Lin is six and a half years old, and this year shes in first grade. Shes really good at making things and eating snacks and making lists. But what she really wants to be good at is earning enough tickets to fill her kindness bucket. In Avas class, if you do something kind for someone, that person puts a ticket in your bucket, and whoever has the most tickets by the end of the week gets to choose a prize. Ava really wants to choose the narwhal erasershe NEEDS that eraserso she has to be sure shes the best bucket filler of the week, no matter what. But if youre doing nice things just so you can pile up tickets, is that the same as being kind to others Especially if you manage to hurt your best friends feelings along the way With graphic panels and charming black-and-white illustrations, Vicky Fang brings back a lovable, sometimes bumbling heroine who wins the prize for heart and humor.
Vicky Fang is the author-illustrator of the Friendbots books, AlphaBot, and Ava Lin, Best Friend! She is also the author of the Layla and the Bots chapter book series, the I Can Code board book series, and the picture book Invent-a-Pet. A former product designer, she now writes and illustrates childrens books full-time. Vicky Fang lives in California.