Description El and Jo are the shortest kids in class, and they\'re inseparable. com..
Visit her at Maryann Cocca Leffler.
She lives in Amherst, NH. com, with a mission to help change public perception of children with disabilities.
Maryann\'s book Janine was inspired by her daughter, and together they developed a corresponding website, janinesparty.
But as summer progresses, the aster begins to bloom--and so does El About the author Maryann Cocca-Leffler is the award-winning author and illustrator of more than 60 children\'s books, including What I Love About Christmas (Sterling)
Let It Snow, Let It Fall, Let It Rain, and Let It Shine (Scholastic), a series with combined sales of more than two million copies; and A Vacation for Pooch, which was a Best Children\'s Books selection from Bank Street College of Education in 2014.
At first, she\'s disappointed.
All the other kids reach over El to grab their plant, and she has to take the very last one: a tiny, flowerless aster.
On the last day of school, their teacher asked every child to pick a plant to care for over the summer.
But in springtime, something BIG happens: Jo starts Growing like a weed, while El feels smaller every day.
Even their names are short.
El and Jo are the smallest students in their class--and best friends, too, like peas in a pod.
But what happens when Jo starts to grow? This sweet picture book explores the joys and challenges of friendship and Growing up.
Description El and Jo are the shortest kids in class, and they\'re inseparable
