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Informationen zum Autor Wanda Coven has always loved magic. When she was little, she used to make secret potions from smooshed shells and acorns. Then she would pretend to transport herself and her friends to enchanted places. Now she visits other worlds through writing. Wanda lives with her husband and son in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They have three cats: Hilda, Agnes, and Claw-dia.Priscilla Burris is the illustrator and author-illustrator of many books for children. She attributes her love of children’s books and library visits to the East Los Angeles Library. Priscilla loves her role of creating characters and stories for readers everywhere. She lives in sunny Arizona, where she finds the sunrises and sunsets awe-inspiring. Klappentext Heidi is chosen to take the principal's rabbit home over Easter weekend and promises to follow all the rules, but she decides to break one and even her magic is not enough to set things right again. Leseprobe Heidi Heckelbeck and the Tie-Dyed Bunny Boing! Boing! Boing! No one could sit still in Mrs. Welli’s second-grade classroom. Everyone wanted to hold Maggie. Maggie was a fluffy white bunny with bright blue eyes. She belonged to Principal Pennypacker, but sometimes he let Maggie go on classroom visits. This week Mrs. Welli’s class had Maggie. Mrs. Welli let her students take turns holding the bunny. When it was Heidi’s turn, she cuddled Maggie in her arms. The other kids gathered around. “Her fur feels like velvet,” said Heidi. Lucy Lancaster stroked Maggie’s fur. “She’s the softest little fluff ball in the whole world,” she said. “Let me touch her!” said Natalie Newman. “No, I want a turn!” said Melanie Maplethorpe as she pushed her way to the front of the group. Mrs. Welli clapped her hands. “Everyone, take your seats,” she said. “It’s time to put Maggie back in her cage. The bunny needs a rest.” Heidi slowly walked to the cage and let Maggie hop in. Then she sat down with the rest of the class. “I have very exciting news, boys and girls,” Mrs. Welli said. The class looked eagerly at their teacher. “Principal Pennypacker is going to pick one lucky boy or girl to take Maggie home for Easter weekend.” Everyone gasped and squealed. “At the end of the day,” Mrs. Welli continued, “the principal will draw a name from our class hat. The winner will take Maggie home tomorrow.” Mrs. Welli passed out a piece of paper to each student in the class. “If you’d like to take the rabbit home, please write your name on the slip of paper,” she said. Everyone began to chatter about who would get the bunny. Heidi had always dreamed of having her very own pet. Oh, I hope I’ll get the bunny, she thought as she wrote her name on the paper. But her chances didn’t seem good. Everyone wanted to take Maggie home. “Come on, kids. One, two, three—all eyes on me!” Mrs. Welli said. Zusammenfassung Heidi brings home the class bunny over Easter weekend—and finds herself in a magical! colorful mess! Easter is just a few days away and Heidi Heckelbeck can’t wait! The holiday weekend is even more special because it’s Heidi’s turn to take home Maggie! the school’s bunny. But when Heidi takes Maggie out of her cage! trouble follows. Maggie escapes from Heidi’s arms and runs ...
