Jim Henson's Enchanted Sisters
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His shouts faded as he looked around, confused.
“Bluster!” Mother said. “How lovely of you to join us!”
Bluster didn’t seem to know how to react. “Is this a … party?”
“For Serenity,” Mother said.
“Oh.” Bluster tugged on his vest and cleared his throat. “Well. I suppose my invitation went missing?”
Mother laughed warmly and put a hand on Bluster’s arm. “Bluster, of course you’re invited. Have you seen the buffet? I made Hurricane Cake.”
“Hurricane Cake?” Bluster asked. “Why … that’s my favorite.”
“Like I didn’t know,” Mother said, and led him toward the food. With Bluster no longer a threat, the music started again and everyone went back to celebrating.
Autumn looked around, taking it all in. Mother and Bluster were at the buffet together, nibbling on treats. Serenity sat on her cloud while party guests admired her sparkling blanket. Even the Weeds were busy. They had been cornered by a very friendly and thorny rosebush that loved to give hugs.
Autumn’s sisters pulled her from her thoughts. They ran to her and pounced in a giant group hug, then pulled her into the middle of the canopy, where they whirled and twirled and danced. Autumn nearly burst with happiness, and she realized something she knew was absolutely true.
In two hundred years, she thought, I’m going to remember this as one of the happiest days of my life.
Elise Allen is the author of the young adult novel Populazzi and the chapter book Anna’s Icy Adventure, based on Disney’s Frozen. She cowrote the New York Times bestselling Elixir trilogy with Hilary Duff and the Autumn Falls series with Bella Thorne. A longtime collaborator with the Jim Henson Company, she’s written for Sid the Science Kid and Dinosaur Train. www.eliseallen.com
Halle Stanford, an eight-time Emmy-nominated children’s television producer, is in charge of creating children’s entertainment at the Jim Henson Company. She currently serves as the executive producer on the award-winning series Sid the Science Kid, Dinosaur Train, Pajanimals, and Doozers.
Paige Pooler is an artist who loves to draw pictures for girls. You can find Paige’s artwork in American Girl magazine and the Liberty Porter, Trading Faces, and My Sister the Vampire middle grade series. www.paigepooler.com
The Jim Henson Company has remained an established leader in family entertainment for over fifty years and is the creator of such Emmy-nominated hits as Sid the Science Kid, Dinosaur Train, Pajanimals, and Fraggle Rock. The company is currently developing the Enchanted Sisters series as an animated TV property. www.henson.com
Copyright © 2014 by The Jim Henson Company, Inc.
Based on characters created by Mike Moon.
Text written by Elise Allen • Illustrations by Paige Pooler
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First published in the United States of America in August 2014
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Allen, Elise, author.
Autumn’s secret gift / by Elise Allen and Halle Stanford ; illustrated by Paige Pooler.
pages cm — (Jim Henson’s Enchanted sisters)
Summary: Sisters Autumn, Winter, Spring, and Summer are nature’s royalty. In Mother
Nature’s realm, they’re responsible for each magical turn of the seasons. When Autumn loses
a special gift from Mother Nature, can the sisters find the gift before Mother Nature’s party?
[1. Seasons—Fiction. 2. Nature—Fiction. 3. Magic—Fiction. 4. Sisters—Fiction.
5. Friendship—Fiction. 6. Lost and found possessions—Fiction.] I. Stanford, Halle, author.
II. Pooler, Paige, illustrator. III. Title.
PZ7.A42558Au 2014 [Fic]—dc23 2013048654
ISBN: 978-1-61963-255-4 (e-book)
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