I had a bad August. A very bad August. As bad as pickle juice on a cookie. As bad as a spider web on your leg. I hope your August was better. I really do...Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie tells the story of an 8-year-old girl named Eleanor whose beloved babysitter, Bibi, has to move away to take care of her ailing father. Lyrically written in a poetic style reminiscent of Sharon Creech's Love that Dog, the story follows Eleanor as she tries to bear the summer without Bibi and prepares for the upcoming school year ahead. Her new less-than-perfect babysitter just isn't up to snuff and she doesn't take care of things like Bibi used to...But as the new school year looms, it is a time for new beginnings and Eleanor realizes that she's growing up and is going to be just fine. And that she will always have Bibi, no matter how far away she is.

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised by the Gryphon Award. It was recognised by the Bluebonnet Award. It also was recognised in the Early Chapter Books category by the Cybils Award. The Cybils Awards is a group of readers passionate about seeking out and recognizing books that represent diversity, inclusion, and appropriate representation for children and teens. To accomplish that goal, the Cybils Awards works to recognize books written for children and young adults that combine both the highest literary merit and popular appeal. It was recognised in the Ages 7-10 Years category by the Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens. Also it was recognised in the Fiction - Transitional category by the Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award.

There are 122 pages in this book. This is a chapter book. Publishers market early chapter books at readers aged 6-10 years. This book was published 2011 by Abrams .

Julie Sternberg, formerly a lawyer for the ACLU, is a MFA student at the New School. This is her first novel.