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Illustrations copyright © 2012 by Charise Mericle Harper. All rights reserved.
Here are some things you will find in this kit:1. FunactivitiesbasedontheJustGracebookstodowithyourfriendsorbyyourself2. HowtomakeGrace’s100percentfavoritebreakfastfood3. Superheroes(Well,notactualrealoneslikeBatmanandWonderWoman,butNot-So-Super (ButStillGood)heroesyoumakeupyourveryownself)
Here are some things you will not find in this kit:1. Tipsonthecareandfeedingofhermitcrabs2. Hairstylingdosanddon’ts3. Howtobuildareallycoolthree-storytreehouse
THE JUST GRACE BOOKS by Charise Mericle Harper chronicle the life of Grace Stewart, her
best friend Mimi, and their friends Sammy and Max. Miss Lois, their third-grade teacher,
gave Grace the horrible classroom name “Just Grace” so it won’t be so confusing with the four
Graces in her class. Grace has a teeny-tiny superpower—she can always tell when someone is
unhappy, and then she has to do something to help that person. So what kinds of adventures does
a sort-of superhero with a fabulous downstairs French neighbor get herself into? Read all the Just
Grace books to find out!
Just Grace Just Grace
Activity Kit!Activity Kit!
“Fans of Amber Brown, Clementine , and Judy Moody will love her.” —School Library Journal
★ “She’s a hero through and through.” —Booklist, starred review
www.JustGraceBooks.com
Learn more about the author atwww.ChariseHarper.com
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Postcard Grace and Mimi make fabulous postcards featuring Mrs. Luther’s cat, Crinkles. Make your own postcard and send it to a friend.
Postcard
Instructions:1. Print this page on cardstock. 2. Cut out the postcard. 3. Write your message on the left side of the card. 4. Add the name and mailing address of your friend on the lines. 5. Put a postcard stamp in the stamp box. 6. Turn the card over and draw a comic or illustration on the front side of
your card, or glue on a 4x6 photo the way Grace and Mimi did on their postcards for Mrs. Luther.
7. Mail your card!
Writeyourmessagehere.
Putyour
friend’s
nameand
addresshere.
Don’tforgetthest
amp!
Cuthere.
Stampgoeshere!
Just Grace Activity Kit Illustrations copyright © 2012 by Charise Mericle Harper. All rights reserved. This page may be photocopied for free distribution.
Drawyoursuperherohere.
Your SuperheroIn Just Grace Goes Green, Grace’s class learns about ways to protect the environment. Miss Lois asks the students to draw their own superheroes of conservation. Grace draws two:
Your Superhero
In the space below, create your own superhero persona, complete with costume. What will your superpowers be? Will you save the earth? Or help cheer people up when they are sad? Or be the world’s greatest dog or cat sitter? Or . . .
Just Grace Activity Kit Illustrations copyright © 2012 by Charise Mericle Harper. All rights reserved. This page may be photocopied for free distribution.
Whenever Grace has a big day of empathy superpower work ahead of her, she likes to eat French toast for breakfast. With an adult’s help, make your own French toast. Do you think Augustine Dupre loves it since France is 100 percent her favorite country?
Ingredients:2eggs
¹⁄³cupmilk
Apinchofsugar
Apinchofsalt
½tspcinnamon
½tspnutmeg
Cookingsprayorbutter
Bread
Cracktheeggsintoapieplateorothershallowbowl.Addmilkandbeat
withafork.Mixinthesugar,salt,cinnamon,andnutmeg.
Heataskilletorfryingpan(besureanadultdoesthispart!).Spraythe
panwithcookingsprayormeltbutterormargarineacrossthesurface.Dip
thebreadintotheeggmixture;turnitoveranddiptheotherside.Gently
placethebreadontothehotskillet.Cook3-4minutespersideoruntil
browned.Experimentwithdifferenttypesofbreads(wheat,sourdough,
croissant,etc.)untilyoufindyourfavorite.
TopeachpieceofFrenchtoastwithcut-upfruitand/oryourfavoritejam
orsyrup.
French Toast French Toast
Youcanaddus,butthenyou'llhavetoeatus
!
Just Grace Activity Kit Illustrations copyright © 2012 by Charise Mericle Harper. All rights reserved. This page may be photocopied for free distribution.
BookmarksThere are so many fabulous Just Grace books. How will you keep track of the ones you’ve read? How will you save your place as you’re reading? With these bookmarks, of course!
Print this page on cardstock using a color printer. Cut out the bookmarks below and never lose your place again! You’ll be the superhero of book place remembering!
Bookmarks
Cuthere.
HowmanyJust Gracebookshaveyouread?
❑ Just Grace
❑ Still Just Grace
❑ Just Grace Walks the Dog
❑ Just Grace Goes Green
❑ Just Grace and the
Snack Attack
❑ Just Grace and the
Terrible Tutu
❑ Just Grace and the
Double Surprise
❑ Just Grace and the
Flower Girl Power
Keeptrackhere
Listmorebooksontheback!
Cuthere.
Just GraceJust Gracewill
remember your place!
Just Grace Activity Kit Illustrations copyright © 2012 by Charise Mericle Harper. All rights reserved. This page may be photocopied for free distribution.
Comic PowerGrace loves to draw comics. Drawing can help her feel better when she has a problem. She also draws comics just for fun. Create your own comic in the panels below. Add speech bubbles to show what your characters are saying.
Comic Power
Starthere.
Yourstorycontinueshere.
Keepgoing.You’realmostthere!
Endyour
comichere.
Just Grace Activity Kit Illustrations copyright © 2012 by Charise Mericle Harper. All rights reserved. This page may be photocopied for free distribution.
Cats and DogsAre you a cat person like Augustine Dupre? A dog person like Mimi (who is 100 percent not a cat person because she is completely allergic to them)? A cat person and a dog person like Grace? Or a not-a-cat-or-a-dog person like Sammy?
Cats and Dogs
CrinklesThingsIlikeaboutcats:__________________________________________________
ThingsIdon’tlikeaboutcats:__________________________________________________
Mr. Scruffers(agirldogwithaboyname)
ThingsIlikeaboutdogs:__________________________________________________
ThingsIdon’tlikeaboutdogs:__________________________________________________
I am a ❑ catperson❑ dogperson❑ catanddogperson❑ not-a-cat-or-a-dogperson
Ifyoucouldn’tthinkofany
thingyoulike
aboutcatsordogs,chec
kthisone.
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2012 by Charise M
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Make a Zine!
Make a Zine!
Email a scan of your zine to childrens_publicity@
hmhpub.com
. It might m
ake the Zine G
allery at ww
w.JustG
raceBooks.com!
Augustine D
upre shows G
race how to m
ake a zine, a tiny little com
ic book. Follow the instructions below
to make your ow
n zine!