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Lucy Lancaster and the Stormy Day
Book #2 of Lucy Lancaster
By Willow Coven
Illustrated by Priscilla Burris
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About The Book
Lucy Lancaster unleashes a storm when she has a bad day in this second book in a chapter book series full of magical mishaps and everyday childhood adventures.
When a trip to the children’s museum doesn’t go as planned, Lucy’s magical hiccups set off a thunderstorm. Now her bummer day is turning into an even bigger bummer! But can a little bit more magic help bring the sun back out and turn her frown upside down?
With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Lucy Lancaster chapter books are perfect for emerging readers.
When a trip to the children’s museum doesn’t go as planned, Lucy’s magical hiccups set off a thunderstorm. Now her bummer day is turning into an even bigger bummer! But can a little bit more magic help bring the sun back out and turn her frown upside down?
With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Lucy Lancaster chapter books are perfect for emerging readers.
Excerpt
Chapter 1 YOU’RE INVITED
Lucy Lancaster just knew it was going to be a perfect day!
After breakfast, she looked at the invitation she had received a few weeks ago. It had been rolled up and stuck into her mailbox, just like a secret message.
You Are Cordially Invited to the Discovery Museum
Finally, after a few very long weeks of waiting, Lucy was going to visit! And she wasn’t going by herself. Her two very best friends, Heidi Heckelbeck and Bruce Bickerson, were joining her!
Lucy studied the invitation for maybe the millionth time. The museum had a big indoor area with lots of hands-on activities. She hoped that meant she could get her hands messy with mud or clay. Or maybe even slime!
There was a gigantic play area outside too. It had a pirate ship you could “steer” yourself.
Pirates always reminded Lucy of one of her favorite books: Jolly Roger, the Pirate Puppy.
Jolly Roger was such a brave dog. Lucy liked to think she was brave too.
Of all the activities, Lucy was the most curious about one called the Ice-Cream Bike. What was an ice-cream bike? She was pretty sure it wasn’t a bike made out of ice cream, because that would surely melt!
Whatever it was, Lucy loved riding her bike, and she loved eating ice cream, so she was sure she’d love an ice-cream bike, too.
Just then the phone rang. Lucy’s mom answered it.
“It’s Heidi,” she said, handing Lucy the phone.
“Hi, Heidi!” Lucy said, bouncing up and down. “Are you as excited as I am?”
“Um, I WAS,” Heidi answered. “But sniff… I have the sniffles.”
Lucy gasped. “Oh no!” she said.
“My mom says I have to stay home,” Heidi continued, “because my tummy is making lots of noise too. Here, listen.”
Lucy could hear rustling on Heidi’s end, and then she heard a rumble that sounded like this: WHIRRRGLOOOSH.
“Yikes,” Lucy said. That didn’t sound good. “I hope you feel better soon. I’ll miss you.”
Lucy hung up the phone and sighed. In just a few minutes, all her excitement had turned into a big ball of disappointment.
Lucy Lancaster just knew it was going to be a perfect day!
After breakfast, she looked at the invitation she had received a few weeks ago. It had been rolled up and stuck into her mailbox, just like a secret message.
You Are Cordially Invited to the Discovery Museum
Finally, after a few very long weeks of waiting, Lucy was going to visit! And she wasn’t going by herself. Her two very best friends, Heidi Heckelbeck and Bruce Bickerson, were joining her!
Lucy studied the invitation for maybe the millionth time. The museum had a big indoor area with lots of hands-on activities. She hoped that meant she could get her hands messy with mud or clay. Or maybe even slime!
There was a gigantic play area outside too. It had a pirate ship you could “steer” yourself.
Pirates always reminded Lucy of one of her favorite books: Jolly Roger, the Pirate Puppy.
Jolly Roger was such a brave dog. Lucy liked to think she was brave too.
Of all the activities, Lucy was the most curious about one called the Ice-Cream Bike. What was an ice-cream bike? She was pretty sure it wasn’t a bike made out of ice cream, because that would surely melt!
Whatever it was, Lucy loved riding her bike, and she loved eating ice cream, so she was sure she’d love an ice-cream bike, too.
Just then the phone rang. Lucy’s mom answered it.
“It’s Heidi,” she said, handing Lucy the phone.
“Hi, Heidi!” Lucy said, bouncing up and down. “Are you as excited as I am?”
“Um, I WAS,” Heidi answered. “But sniff… I have the sniffles.”
Lucy gasped. “Oh no!” she said.
“My mom says I have to stay home,” Heidi continued, “because my tummy is making lots of noise too. Here, listen.”
Lucy could hear rustling on Heidi’s end, and then she heard a rumble that sounded like this: WHIRRRGLOOOSH.
“Yikes,” Lucy said. That didn’t sound good. “I hope you feel better soon. I’ll miss you.”
Lucy hung up the phone and sighed. In just a few minutes, all her excitement had turned into a big ball of disappointment.
About The Illustrator
(c) Priscilla Burris
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.
Product Details
- Publisher: Little Simon (March 19, 2025)
- Length: 128 pages
- ISBN13: 9781665963992
- Ages: 5 - 9
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